New Results on Hollow Vortices

ORAL

Abstract

Hollow vortices are vortices whose interior is at rest. We obtain exact solutions for hollow vortices in linear and nonlinear strain. We then investigate the stability properties of these vortices and for the hollow vortex street of Baker, Saffman and Sheffield.

*Support from NSF CMMI-0970113

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Authors

  • Stefan Llewellyn Smith

    • UCSD
    • University of California, San Diego

  • Darren Crowdy

    • Imperial College