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Vortex Velocity Pair Correlations

Condensed Matter 2009-10-30 v1

Abstract

The vortex velocity probability distribution for two distinct vortices is determined for the case of phase-ordering kinetics in systems with point defects. The n-vector model driven by time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau dynamics for a nonconserved order parameter is considered. The description includes the effects of other vortices and order parameter fluctuations. At short distances the most probable configuration is that a vortex-antivortex pair have only a nonzero relative velocity which is inversely proportional to the distance between them. The coefficient of proportionality is determined explicitly.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9705052,
  title  = {Vortex Velocity Pair Correlations},
  author = {Gene F. Mazenko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9705052},
  year   = {2009}
}

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51 pages, 4 figures