Stochastic Dynamics of a Vortex Loop. Large Scale Stirring Force

Abstract

Stochastic dynamics of a vortex filament obeying local induced approximation equation plus random agitation is investigated by analytical and numerical methods. The character of a stirring force is supposed to be a white noise with spatial correlator concentrated at large distances comparable with size of the loop. Dependence of the spectral function $<\mathbf{s}_κ^α\mathbf{s}_κ^β>$ of the vortex line on both the one-dimensional wave vector $κ$ and intensity of the external force correlator $<\mathbfζ_κ^α\mathbfζ_κ^α>$ was studied. Here $\mathbf{s}_κ^α$ is the Fourier transform of the line element position $\mathbf{s}^α(ξ, t)$. It is shown that under the influence of an external random force a vortex ring becomes a small tangle whose mean size depends on external force intensity. The theoretical predictions and the numerical results are in reasonable agreement.