Introduction to Vortex Filaments in Equilibrium

• Main Authors: Andersen, Timothy D. (Author), Lim, Chjan C. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Monographs in Mathematics,
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Computer mathematics.; Mathematical physics.; Physics.; Fluids.; Computational Science and Engineering.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Mathematical Physics.

This book presents fundamental concepts and seminal results to the study of vortex filaments in equilibrium. It also presents new discoveries in quasi-2D vortex structures with applications to geophysical fluid dynamics and magnetohydrodynamics in plasmas.  It fills a gap in the vortex statistics li...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Vortex Filaments and Where to Find Them
• Statistical Mechanics
• Parallel Filaments
• Curved Filaments
• Quantum Fluids
• Plasmas
• Computational Methods
• Quasi 2-D  Monte Carlo in Deep Ocean Convection
• Conclusion.