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Coexistence of quantum and classical flows in quantum turbulence in the $T=0$ limit

Fluid Dynamics 2017-03-31 v1 Other Condensed Matter

Abstract

Tangles of quantized vortex line of initial density L(0)6×103{\cal L}(0) \sim 6\times 10^3\,cm2^{-2} and variable amplitude of fluctuations of flow velocity U(0)U(0) at the largest length scale were generated in superfluid 4^4He at T=0.17T=0.17\,K, and their free decay L(t){\cal L}(t) was measured. If U(0)U(0) is small, the excess random component of vortex line length firstly decays as Lt1{\cal L} \propto t^{-1} until it becomes comparable with the structured component responsible for the classical velocity field, and the decay changes to Lt3/2{\cal L} \propto t^{-3/2}. The latter regime always ultimately prevails, provided the classical description of UU holds. A quantitative model of coexisting cascades of quantum and classical energies describes all regimes of the decay.

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@article{arxiv.1703.03645,
  title  = {Coexistence of quantum and classical flows in quantum turbulence in the $T=0$ limit},
  author = {P. M. Walmsley and A. I. Golov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.03645},
  year   = {2017}
}