Abstract
In this paper I investigate the dynamics of vortex patches in the Yudovitch phase space. I derive an approximation for the evolution of the vorticity in the case of nested vortex patches with distant boundaries, and study its long-time behaviour.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 20140277 |
Journal | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences |
Volume | 373 |
Issue number | 2050 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 13 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Engineering
- General Physics and Astronomy
- General Mathematics
Keywords
- Euler equations
- Instability
- Long-time behaviour
- Vortex patches