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Von K\'arm\'an vortex street in a Bose-Einstein condensate

Quantum Gases 2015-05-18 v1

Abstract

Vortex shedding from an obstacle potential moving in a Bose-Einstein condensate is investigated. Long-lived alternately aligned vortex pairs are found to form in the wake, as for the von K\'arm\'an vortex street in classical viscous fluids. Various patterns of vortex shedding are systematically studied and the drag force on the obstacle is calculated. It is shown that the phenomenon can be observed in a trapped system.

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@article{arxiv.1002.2058,
  title  = {Von K\'arm\'an vortex street in a Bose-Einstein condensate},
  author = {Kazuki Sasaki and Naoya Suzuki and Hiroki Saito},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.2058},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages, 5 figures