Point vortex dynamics simulation

Integration of N 2D point vortices in a cylinder, using an adaptive 4th order Runge-Kutta scheme.

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Tom Ashbee (2026). Point vortex dynamics simulation (https://in.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/49103-point-vortex-dynamics-simulation), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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1.2.0

Similar to the previous update, the double sum in the energy (energy.m) has been completely replaced by vector operations. Gives O(2) speed up in energy calc (if N>100) => only really useful for microcanonical statistical mechanics calculations.

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1.1.0

The double sum in the equations of motion (eqns_of_motion.m) has been completely replaced by vector operations. This gives speed improvements of around O(6).

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1.0.0

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