Dynamics of Two-Sign Point Vortices in Positive and Negative Temperature States

Yuichi Yatsuyanagi, Yasuhito Kiwamoto, Hiroyuki Tomita, Mitsusada M. Sano, Takeshi Yoshida, and Toshikazu Ebisuzaki
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 054502 – Published 7 February 2005

Abstract

Dynamics of two-sign point vortices in two-dimensional circular boundary is examined by numerical simulations with MDGRAPE-2. The vortex system is characterized by the inverse temperature β as determined from the density of states of the microcanonical ensemble of numerically generated 107 states. The massive simulation shows that different configurations appear in the time-asymptotic state depending on the sign of β. Condensation of the same-sign vortices is observed when β<0, while the both-sign vortices tend to be uniformly neutralized when β>0. During the condensation, a part of the vortices gains energy to form clumps (patches), and the other part of the vortices loses energy to keep the total energy constant and mixes with vortices of the other sign. This observation demonstrates a characteristic feature of negative β states that the system energy concentrates into the clumps of the same-sign vortices.

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  • Received 5 August 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.054502

©2005 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Yuichi Yatsuyanagi*, Yasuhito Kiwamoto, Hiroyuki Tomita, Mitsusada M. Sano, and Takeshi Yoshida

  • Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan

Toshikazu Ebisuzaki

  • RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan

  • *Electronic address: yyanagi@phys.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp

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Vol. 94, Iss. 5 — 11 February 2005

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