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.

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Authors

  • Stefan Llewellyn Smith

    UCSD, University of California, San Diego

  • Darren Crowdy

    Imperial College