On polygonal relative equilibria in the N-vortex problem

Details On polygonal relative equilibria in the N-vortex problem On polygonal relative equilibria in the N-vortex problem

2008-11-11

arxiv.org/abs/0811.1785v2

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Helmholtz's equations provide the motion of a system of N vortices which describes a planar incompressible fluid with zero viscosity. A relative equilibrium is a particular solution of these equations for which the distances between the vortices are invariant during the motion. In this article, we are interested in relative equilibria formed of concentric regular polygons of vortices. We show that in the case of one regular polygon (and a possible vortex at the center) with more than three vertices (two if there is a vortex at the center), a relative equilibrium requires equal vorticities (on the polygon). We also determine all the relative equilibria with two concentric regular n-gons and the same vorticity on each n-gon. This result completes the classical studies for two regular n-gons when all the vortices have the same vorticity or when the total vorticity vanishes.

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