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  • Fluid dynamics
  • Vortex dynamics
  • Statistical mechanics

Background:

  • Dense vortex systems exhibit complex behaviors not fully captured by classical fluid dynamics.
  • Understanding the collective dynamics of vortices is crucial for various physical phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a hydrodynamic description for dense vortex systems.
  • To investigate the unique characteristics and emergent phenomena of this "vortex fluid".

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of vortex fluid hydrodynamics from Kirchhoff equations for point vortices.
  • Analysis of fluid flows averaged over fast circulations in intervortex spaces.

Main Results:

  • The developed hydrodynamics incorporates anomalous stresses absent in traditional Euler hydrodynamics.
  • Observed effects include streamline deflection, a modified Bernoulli law, and vortex accumulation in high-curvature regions.
  • Anomalous stresses originate from microscale intervortex interactions manifesting at the macroscale.

Conclusions:

  • The hydrodynamics of vortex fluids provides a novel framework for understanding dense vortex systems.
  • Anomalous stresses are a key feature, leading to distinct fluid-like behaviors and phenomena.