Paper 2, Section I, B

Fluid Dynamics
Part IB, 2010

Write down an expression for the velocity field of a line vortex of strength κ\kappa.

Consider NN identical line vortices of strength κ\kappa arranged at equal intervals round a circle of radius aa. Show that the vortices all move around the circle at constant angular velocity (N1)κ/(4πa2)(N-1) \kappa /\left(4 \pi a^{2}\right).