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Main Authors: Alonso-Izquierdo, A., Manton, N. S., Guilarte, J. Mateos, Rees, M., Wereszczynski, A.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.15087
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  • We analyze the dynamics of BPS 3-vortex solutions. First, for unexcited vortices, we study the 2-dimensional moduli space of centred vortices with $y \to -y$ symmetry, and its metric. We identify the 1-dimensional subspaces describing the head-on collisions of equidistant collinear and equilateral triangle configurations, where geodesic motion results in $90^\circ$ and 60^\circ$ scattering, respectively. Second, by studying the frequency spectrum of vibrational shape modes along these subspaces, we explain how the force-free, geodesic motion is modified by shape mode excitations into a pattern of chaotic multi-bounce collisions.