Published May 1996
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Journal article
Transverse force on a quantized vortex in a superfluid
- 1. Department of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712 (United States)
- 2. Department of Theoretical Physics, Umea University, Umea (Sweden)
- 3. Department of Physics, University of Washington, Box 351560, Seattle, Washington 98195 (United States)
Description
We have derived an exact expression for the total nondissipative transverse force acting on a quantized vortex moving in a uniform background. The derivation is valid for neutral boson or fermion superfluids, provided the order parameter is a complex scalar quantity. This force is determined by the one-particle density matrix far away from the vortex core, and is found to be the Magnus force proportional to the superfluid density. We conclude that contributions of the localized core states do not change this force. copyright 1996 The American Physical Society
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 76
- Journal Issue
- 20
- Journal Page Range
- p. 3758-3761.
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 27080817
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOSONS; DENSITY MATRIX; FERMIONS; QUANTIZATION; SUPERFLUIDITY; VORTICES
- Descriptors DEC
- MATRICES