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https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812565747_0009Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)
Abstract:

The following sections are included:

  • A Vortex Filament

  • Filament Equation

  • Basic Properties

    • Left-invariance and right-invariance

    • Landau–Lifshitz equation

    • Lie–Poisson bracket and Hamilton's equation

    • Metric and loop algebra

  • Geometrical Formulation and Geodesic Equation

  • Vortex Filaments as a Bi-Invariant System

    • Circular vortex filaments

    • General vortex filaments

    • Integral invariants

  • Killing Fields on Vortex Filaments

    • A rectilinear vortex

    • A circular vortex

    • A helical vortex

  • Sectional Curvature and Geodesic Stability

    • Killing fields

    • General tangent field X

  • Central Extension of the Algebra of Filament Motion