On Aref's vortex motions with a symmetry center
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instance of: scholarly article
title: On Aref's vortex motions with a symmetry center
zbMATH Open document ID: 0599.76029
DOI: 10.1016/0167-2789(85)90084-3
author: Jair Koiller
author: Sônia Pinto-De-Carvalho
author: Ronaldo Rodrigues da Silva
author: Luis Carlos Gonçalves de Oliveira
published in: Physica D
publication date: 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: The paper studies point vortex motion with discrete symmetry of rotation. The main geometrical technique is the method of symplectic reduction which enables the authors to study the phase portrait of the system and gain very specific information about it. Bifurcations are detected numerically by using the ratio of vortices as the bifurcation parameter. It is proved that steady rotations exist for any number of rings. For the case of two rings, two conjectures of Aref are proved. One deals with the ratio of equilibria of two rings of opposite circulations as the number of vortices increases and the other addresses the non-integrability of the three ring problem; the latter is proved with the aid of the Melnikov method. The paper is very well written and consists of a nice blend of symplectic geometry, topology, fluid dynamics, and numerical bifurcation experiments.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 76B47
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 70F10
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 70K05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 35B32
zbMATH DE Number: 3968126
zbMATH Keywords: point vortex motion
zbMATH Keywords: discrete symmetry of rotation
zbMATH Keywords: method of symplectic reduction
zbMATH Keywords: phase portrait
zbMATH Keywords: Bifurcations
zbMATH Keywords: steady rotations
zbMATH Keywords: non- integrability
zbMATH Keywords: three ring problem
zbMATH Keywords: Melnikov method
zbMATH Keywords: numerical bifurcation experiments
reviewed by: T. S. Ratiu
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI publication profile
full work available at URL: 0167-2789(85)90084-3
OpenAlex ID: W1969720235
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