Perturbation response and pinch-off of vortex rings and dipoles

DOI10.1017/jfm.2012.238zbMath1246.76027OpenAlexW2003556157MaRDI QIDQ2907258

Clara O'Farrell, John O. Dabiri

Publication date: 7 September 2012

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120817-090617559

zbMATH Keywords

contour dynamicsvortex dynamicsvortex instability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonlinear effects in hydrodynamic stability (76E30) Capillarity (surface tension) for incompressible inviscid fluids (76B45)

Related Items (2)

Remarks on orbital stability of steady vortex rings ⋮ Linear stability of inviscid vortex rings to axisymmetric perturbations

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