Published December 23, 1985
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Journal article
Quantum dynamics and statistics of vortices in two-dimensional superfluids
Description
The phase change of the wave function of a superfluid film as a vortex moves around a closed path counts the number of superfluid particles enclosed by that path. This result is used to investigate whether such vortices obey ''fractional statistics.'' We conclude that this is not the case in compressible superfluids such as 4He films
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Volume
- 55
- Journal Issue
- 26
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 2887-2890
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 17030296
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- DYNAMICS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; STATISTICS; SUPERFLUIDITY; THIN FILMS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; VORTICES; WAVE FUNCTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- FILMS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICS