Relaxation of point vortex model to vortex crystal state.

Relaxation of point vortex model to vortex crystal state.
Simulation of the 2-d point vortex model
as a model of the 2-d pure electron plasma under the strong magnetic field (Malmberg trap).
The dynamics is well approximated by the 2-d Euler equation.
Vortex in cell (VIC) method is used with 513x513 mesh.
N = 160,000.
The initial configuration is a single ring state with randomly located particles.

Further information will be available on http://www.stat.phys.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~ryokawa/study/twodpep_intro/

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• vortex
• plasma
• fluid
• nonlinear
• dynamics
• statistical
• mechanics