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An attempt was made to produce a topological structure as predicted by Aref and Zawadzki via the reconnection of two elliptical vortex rings moving in the same direction and having a common axis. It is shown that such a reconnection is possible but so unstable that its realization is unrealistic under normal conditions.
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Gyr, A., Müller, A. (2000). Reconnections of elliptical vortex rings. In: Gyr, A., Koumoutsakos, P.D., Burr, U. (eds) Science and Art Symposium 2000. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4177-2_33
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