Computing vortex states with Dirac constraints

P.J. Morrison; G.R. Flierl

Computing vortex states with Dirac constraints

ORAL

Abstract

A procedure for calculating vortex states that uses Dirac constraint theory will be described. Several examples will be given, including V-states, rigidly rotating m-fold symmetric vortex patches. The technique is general and applies to both nonconvex and convex contours, and both barotropic and baroclinic vortex dynamics.

^*PJM is supported by US Department of Energy Contract No.~DE-FG03-96ER-54346.

Nov. 22, 2009, 4:46 PM – Nov. 22, 2009, 4:59 PM

Authors

P.J. Morrison
- The University of Texas at Austin
G.R. Flierl
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology