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Phenomenological description of the vortex density in rotating BEC superfluids

Other Condensed Matter 2007-12-12 v1

Abstract

We propose a phenomenological equation for the vortex line density in rotating Bose-Einstein condensates as a function of the angular speed. This equation provides a simple description of the gross features of the increase in vortex number from the appearance of the first vortex to the theoretical rigid-body result for high vortex density, and allows one to compare with analogous situations in superfluid helium, after the suitable changes in the relevant parameters are made.

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@article{arxiv.0712.1745,
  title  = {Phenomenological description of the vortex density in rotating BEC superfluids},
  author = {Michele Sciacca and David Jou and Maria Stella Mongioví},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.1745},
  year   = {2007}
}

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11 pages, 3 figures