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Dynamics of Perturbed Relative Equilibria of Point Vortices on the Sphere or Plane

G. W. Patrick

math.SGarXiv:math/9906112

Abstract

Stable assemblages of localized vortices exist which have particle-like properties, such as mass, and which can interact with one another when they closely approach. In this article I calculate the mass of these localized states and numerically investigate some aspects of their interactions.

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