Scanning Superfluid-Turbulence Cascade by Its Low-Temperature Cutoff
Abstract
On the basis of recently proposed scenario of the transformation of the Kolmogorov cascade into the Kelvin-wave cascade, we develop a theory of low-temperature cutoff. The theory predicts a specific behavior of the quantized vortex line density, , controlled by the frictional coefficient, , responsible for the cutoff. The curve is found to directly reflect the structure of the cascade, revealing four qualitatively distinct wavenumber regions. Excellent agreement with recent experiment by Walmsley {\it et al.} [arXiv:0710.1033]--in which has been measured down to K--implies that the scenario of low-temperature superfluid turbulence is now experimentally validated, and allows to quantify the Kelvin-wave cascade spectrum.
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@article{arxiv.0710.4572,
title = {Scanning Superfluid-Turbulence Cascade by Its Low-Temperature Cutoff},
author = {Evgeny Kozik and Boris Svistunov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.4572},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 2 figures, v2: extended introduction, the controversy with the scenario by L'vov et al. [13] is discussed in conclusion