Burst of point vortices and non-uniqueness of 2D Euler equations (Q2149077)

The authors give a rigorous construction of solutions to the Euler point vortex system in which three vortices burst out of a single one in a configuration of many vortices. They show that well-known self-similar bursts and collapses of three isolated vortices in the plane persist under a sufficiently regular external perturbation. Moreover, they show how point vortex systems including bursts and collapses can be regarded as weak solutions of Euler's equations, and how the main result can be read in terms of non-uniqueness for such solutions.