Discover the Lagrangian for 2D Vortices | Essential Homework Equations

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Hello,
Do you know how to find Lagrangian for 2D Vortices?

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Welcome to the forum.

You are going to want to read the notes on here about how to post. Because you are posting in a homework help forum you need to follow certain rules.

A vortex is a solution to equations of motion. A Lagrangian is a way of expressing the equations of motion for a particular system. That is, you are putting things a bit out of order. A Lagrangian is not "for 2D vortices." It is the Lagrangian of a certain system, and some systems happen to have vortex solutions.

Maybe you meant: Can we name a system that exhibits vortices? And what is the Lagrangian for that system? And how can one calculate a vortex in that system?

First part is easy, if you count a smoke ring as a vortex.



For the rest, you should go back and ask your question correctly.
 
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