THE ELLIPTIC MODEL OF 2-DIMENSIONAL VORTEX DYNAMICS .1. THE BASIC STATE

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LEGRAS, B [1 ]
DRITSCHEL, DG [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE, DEPT APPL MATH & THEORET PHYS, CAMBRIDGE CB3 9EW, ENGLAND
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PHYSICS OF FLUIDS A-FLUID DYNAMICS | 1991年 / 3卷 / 05期
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10.1063/1.858015
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O3 [力学];
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08 ; 0801 ;
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An approximate model of nonaxisymmetric vortices in a two-dimensional fluid is developed in which each vortex is assumed to consist of a nested stack of elliptical regions of uniform vorticity. The model is governed by a set of coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations for the aspect ratio, orientation, and centroid of the bounding contour of each region. It also admits a Hamiltonian formulation and possesses all the invariants of the original system. In Part II [Phys. Fluids A 3, 855 (1991)], the model is extended to include disturbances to the elliptical shape of each contour.
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