Dynamics of poles with position-dependent strengths and its optical analogues

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSD.2011.07.004MaRDI QIDQ651196zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Tadashi Tokieda, James Montaldi

Publication date 8 December 2011

Published in Physica D (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1009.2097

zbMATH Keywords

complex variable strengthsgeometric opticshybrid systemsSnell's lawvortex dynamics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dynamical systems in fluid mechanics, oceanography and meteorology (37N10) Vortex flows for incompressible inviscid fluids (76B47) Geometric optics (78A05)

Abstract: The dynamics of point vortices is generalized in two ways: first by making the strengths complex, which allows for sources and sinks in superposition with the usual vortices, second by making them functions of position. These generalizations lead to a rich dynamical system, which is nonlinear and yet has conservation laws coming from a Hamiltonian-like formalism. We then discover that in this system the motion of a pair mimics the behavior of rays in geometric optics. We describe several exact solutions with optical analogues, notably Snell's law and the law of reflection off a mirror, and perform numerical experiments illustrating some striking behavior.

Review text

The paper deals with vortex dynamics generalized in two ways: (i) making the strengths complex and thus allowing, besides vortices, sources and sinks as well as their superpositions; and (ii) allowing the strengths of the poles to vary as functions of position in the plane. The emphasis is put on the second generalization, which is illustrated with a variety of exact solutions with analogues in geometric optics, where the medium-dependent index of refraction is replaced by the position-dependent strength of a pole. Particularly, the analogues of Snell's law and the law of reflection off a mirror are considered. Interesting numerical results are presented.

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