1010.0594 (Xavier Leoncini et al.)

Offsprings of a point vortex    [PDF]

Xavier Leoncini, Alain Barrat, Christophe Josserand, Simon Villain-Guillot

The distribution engendered by successive splitting of one point vortex are considered. The process of splitting a vortex in three using a reverse three-point vortex collapse course is analysed in great details and shown to be dissipative. A simple process of successive splitting is then defined and the resulting vorticity distribution and vortex populations are analysed.

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