This paper is concerned with the problem of three vortices on a sphere $S^2$ and the
Lobachevsky plane $L^2$. After reduction, the problem reduces in both cases to investigating a
Hamiltonian system with a degenerate quadratic Poisson bracket, which makes it possible to
study it using the methods of Poisson geometry. This paper presents a topological classification
of types of symplectic leaves depending on the values of Casimir functions and system
parameters.
Keywords:
Poisson geometry, point vortices, reduction, quadratic Poisson bracket, spaces of constant curvature, symplectic leaf, collinear configurations
Citation:
Borisov A. V., Mamaev I. S., Bizyaev I. A., Three Vortices in Spaces of Constant Curvature: Reduction, Poisson Geometry, and Stability, Regular and Chaotic Dynamics,
2018, Volume 23, Number 5,
pp. 613-636