Relative equilibria of the (1+N)-vortex problem

Journal of Nonlinear Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-83

  Barry, Anna M ^a   Hall, Glen R ^a   Wayne, C Eugene ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hamiltonian system; Point vortex model; Relative equilibrium; Vortex dynamics

Indexed keywords

CELESTIAL MECHANICS; CRITICAL POINTS; EIGENVALUES; EXISTENCE AND STABILITY; HAMILTONIAN SYSTEMS; HESSIAN MATRICES; IMPLICIT FUNCTION THEOREM; LIMITING PROBLEM; LINEAR STABILITY; NON-DEGENERACY; NUMERICAL RESULTS; POINT VORTEX MODELS; POTENTIAL FUNCTION; RELATIVE EQUILIBRIA; VORTEX DYNAMICS; VORTEX PROBLEMS;

ASTROPHYSICS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; HAMILTONIANS;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 84856555535     PISSN: 09388974     EISSN: 14321467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00332-011-9108-z     Document Type: Article

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