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Symmetric relative equilibria with one dominant and four infinitesimal point vortices

Alanna Hoyer-Leitzel·Sophie Phuong Le
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We investigate the symmetry of point vortices with one dominant vortex and four vortices with infinitesimal circulations in the (1+4)-vortex problem, a subcase of the five-vortex problem. The four infinitesimal vortices inscribe quadrilaterals in the unit circle with the dominant vortex at the origin. We consider symmetric configurations which have one degree of spacial freedom, namely the (1+N)-gon, kites, rectangles, and trapezoids with three equal sides. We show there is only one possible rectangular configuration (up to rotation and ordering of the vortices) and one possible trapezoid with three equal sides (up to rotation and ordering), while there are parametrically defined families of kites. Additionally we consider the (1+4)-gon and show that the infinitesimal vortices must have equal circulations on opposite corners of the square. The proofs are heavily dependent on techniques from algebraic geometry and require the use of a computer to calculate Grobner bases.

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Alanna Hoyer-Leitzel, Sophie Phuong Le. 2020-04-17. Symmetric relative equilibria with one dominant and four infinitesimal point vortices. https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.08437

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