TY - JOUR
T1 - Transition from quasiperiodicity to chaos for three coaxial vortex rings
AU - Blackmore, D.
AU - Knio, O.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - The dynamics of three coaxial vortex rings of strengths Γ1, Γ2 and Γ3 in an ideal fluid is investigated. It is proved that if Γj, Γj + Γk and Γ1 + Γ2 + Γ3 are not zero for all j, k = 1, 2, 3, then KAM and Poincaré-Birkhoff theory can be used to prove that if the distances among the rings are sufficiently small compared to the mean radius of the rings, there are many initial configurations of the rings that produce guasiperiodic or periodic motions. Moreover, it is shown that the motion become chaotic as the inter-ring distances are increased relative to the mean radius.
AB - The dynamics of three coaxial vortex rings of strengths Γ1, Γ2 and Γ3 in an ideal fluid is investigated. It is proved that if Γj, Γj + Γk and Γ1 + Γ2 + Γ3 are not zero for all j, k = 1, 2, 3, then KAM and Poincaré-Birkhoff theory can be used to prove that if the distances among the rings are sufficiently small compared to the mean radius of the rings, there are many initial configurations of the rings that produce guasiperiodic or periodic motions. Moreover, it is shown that the motion become chaotic as the inter-ring distances are increased relative to the mean radius.
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U2 - 10.1002/zamm.20000801344
DO - 10.1002/zamm.20000801344
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:23044521286
SN - 0044-2267
VL - 80
SP - S173-S176
JO - ZAMM Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
JF - ZAMM Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
IS - 4 SUPPL. 1
ER -