Anti-holomorphic modes in vortex lattices

A continuum theory of linearized Helmholtz-Kirchoff point vortex dynamics about a steadily rotating lattice state is developed by two separate methods: firstly by a direct procedure, secondly by taking the long-wavelength limit of Tkachenko's exact solution for a triangular vortex lattice. Solu...

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Main Author: Brook J. Hocking, Thomas Machon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciPost 2023-04-01
Series:SciPost Physics
Online Access:https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.14.4.080
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Summary:A continuum theory of linearized Helmholtz-Kirchoff point vortex dynamics about a steadily rotating lattice state is developed by two separate methods: firstly by a direct procedure, secondly by taking the long-wavelength limit of Tkachenko's exact solution for a triangular vortex lattice. Solutions to the continuum theory are found, described by arbitrary anti-holomorphic functions, and give power-law localized edge modes. Numerical results for finite lattices show excellent agreement to the theory.
ISSN:2542-4653