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Slow $^{4}He$ Quenches Produce Fuzzy, Transient Vortices

Condensed Matter 2009-10-31 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We examine the Zurek scenario for the production of vortices in quenches of liquid 4He^{4}He in the light of recent experiments. Extending our previous results to later times, we argue that short wavelength thermal fluctuations make vortices poorly defined until after the transition has occurred. Further, if and when vortices appear, it is plausible that that they will decay faster than anticipated from turbulence experiments, irrespective of quench rates.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9909249,
  title  = {Slow $^{4}He$ Quenches Produce Fuzzy, Transient Vortices},
  author = {R. J. Rivers},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9909249},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

4 pages, Revtex file, no figures Apart from a more appropriate title, this paper differs from its predecessor by including temperature, as well as pressure, quenches