Point vortex

Point vortex

Idealised vortex in two dimensions with zero vorticity everywhere except at a point where it is infinite. Specifically, a point vortex of strength Gamma has vorticity omega = Gamma delta( _r- _r_0)), in which delta( _x) is the Kronecker delta and Gamma is the circulation around the point vortex.

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