arXiv · 2507.00910
Existence and stability of Sadovskii vortices: from patch to smooth vortices
Abstract
We establish a scaling-invariant variational framework for steadily translating dipoles of the two-dimensional incompressible Euler equations. Specifically, we consider the maximization of the kinetic energy subject to constraints on the impulse and the Lp-norm (1 4/3. By removing the mass constraint, we obtain a unified scaling-invariant variational principle valid for all 1<p\leq\infty. As a consequence of the variational structure, we establish a Lyapunov-type stability result, demonstrating that the axis-touching geometry persists under small perturbations. Finally, we derive a quantitative bound on the horizontal center of mass of perturbed solutions, showing that they propagate at nearly the same speed as the underlying Sadovskii vortex.
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Ken Abe, Kyudong Choi, In-Jee Jeong, Young-Jin Sim, Kwan Woo. 2025-07-01. Existence and stability of Sadovskii vortices: from patch to smooth vortices. https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00910
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