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Quantum turbulence decay

Fluid Dynamics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We develop a computational model of quantum turbulence decay employing a kinematic prescription for the normal fluid. We find that after an initial transient, the length of the vortex tangle L decreases and for large times obeys a scaling law with a -0.45 exponent. The average magnitude (along the quantized vortices) of the superfluid and line-vortex velocity are close and differ significantly from the average magnitude of the normal fluid velocity.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0405034,
  title  = {Quantum turbulence decay},
  author = {Demosthenes Kivotides},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0405034},
  year   = {2009}
}

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to appear in Phys. Lett. A