Published October 7, 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Evaporation of a packet of quantized vorticity

  • 1. Mathematics Department, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NE1 7RU (United Kingdom)

Description

We study the diffusion of a packet of quantized vorticity initially confined inside a small region. We find that reconnections fragment the packet into a gas of small vortex loops which fly away. The time scale of the process is in order-of-magnitude agreement with recent experiments performed in 3He-B

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
89
Journal Issue
15
Journal Page Range
p. 155302-155302.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35024230
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
DIFFUSION; HELIUM 3; QUANTIZATION; SUPERFLUIDITY; TURBULENCE; VORTICES
Descriptors DEC
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; HELIUM ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NUCLEI; STABLE ISOTOPES

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