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We show that a large contribution to the inertial mass of a moving superconducting vortex comes from transversal displacements of the crystal lattice. The corresponding part of the mass per unit length of the vortex line is $M_{l} = ({\rm…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 E. M. Chudnovsky , A. B. Kuklov

An inertial mass of a vortex can be calculated by driving it round in a circle with a steadily revolving pinning potential. We show that in the low frequency limit this gives precisely the same formula that was used by Baym and Chandler,…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-13 D. J. Thouless , J. R. Anglin

We explore the experimental implications of a recent theory of the quantum dynamics of vortices in superfluids proximate to Mott insulators (cond-mat/0408329 and cond-mat/0409470). The theory predicts modulations in the local density of…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2007-05-23 Lorenz Bartosch , Leon Balents , Subir Sachdev

We have combined high resolution magneto-optical imaging with an ultra-fast heating/cooling technique to measure the movement of individual vortices in a superconducting film. The motion took place while the film was heated close to $T_c$,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2011-09-13 Daniel Golubchik , Emil Polturak , Gad Koren

We consider the inertial mass of a vortex in a superfluid. We obtain a vortex mass that is well defined and is determined microscopically and self-consistently by the elementary excitation energy of the kelvon quasiparticle localised within…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2018-02-14 Tapio Simula

We calculate the effective mass of a single quantized vortex in the BCS superconductor at finite temperature. Based on effective action approach, we arrive at the effective mass of a vortex as integral of the spectral function $J(\omega)$…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-10 Jung Hoon Han , June Seo Kim , Min Jae Kim , Ping Ao

We calculate the effective mass of a single quantized vortex in the BCS superconductor at finite temperature. Using the effective action for a vortex, we arrive at the mass formula as the integral of the spectral function…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 J. H. Han , P. Ao , X. -M. Zhu

The effective mass of Abrikosov vortices in superconductors remains a challenging problem with limited experimental verification. In this paper, we present a method based on observation of the vortex mass in magnetic circular dichroism at…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-07-25 Roman Tesař , Michal Šindler , Pavel Lipavský , Jan Koláček , Christelle Kadlec

We explore the experimental implications of a recent theory of the quantum dynamics of vortices in two-dimensional superfluids proximate to Mott insulators. The theory predicts modulations in the local density of states in the regions over…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Lorenz Bartosch , Leon Balents , Subir Sachdev

We consider a moving vortex in a two dimensional superconductor located at a distance $d$ from a metallic overlayer. Starting from the microscopic imaginary time action we integrate out the electronic degrees of freedom to obtain a low…

Superconductivity · Physics 2008-04-03 D. M. Gaitonde

Vortex mass, which is the inertia of a quantum vortex, has never been observed in superfluids and is a long-standing problem in low temperature physics. The impact of the mass is considered negligible in typical experiments with superfluid…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2024-12-13 Akihiro Kanjo , Hiromitsu Takeuchi

Vortex mass is a key concept in the study of superfluid dynamics, referring to the inertia of vortices in a superfluid, which affects their motion and behavior. Despite being an important quantity, the vortex mass has never been observed…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-12-08 Lucas Levrouw , Hiromitsu Takeuchi , Jacques Tempere

In two dimensions a microscopic theory providing a basis for the naive analogy between a quantized vortex in a superfluid and an electron in a uniform magnetic field is presented. Following the variational approach developed by Peierls,…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Jian-Ming Tang

An inverse turbulent cascade in a periodic square box produces a coherent system-sized vortex dipole. We study the statistics of its motion by carrying out direct numerical simulations performed for various bottom friction $\alpha$, pumping…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-01-25 Vladimir Parfenyev

The dissipation process in two dimensional BCS superconductor due to the quasiparticles in the core of moving vortex is studied from a quantum mechanical point of view, especially paying attention to the spectral flow of the bound state…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-31 Masahiko Hayashi

One of the fundamental parameters associated with quantized vortices in superfluids is the vortex mass, which is the inertia of a vortex. As of yet, this mass has not been observed in a superfluid. However, ultracold Fermi gases provide a…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-12-29 Lucas Levrouw , Hiromitsu Takeuchi , Jacques Tempere

We numerically study a matter wave interferometer realized by splitting a trapped Bose-Einstein condensate with phase imprinting. We show that a simple step-like imprinting pattern rapidly decays into a string of vortices that can generate…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2019-02-05 Jixun Liu , Xi Wang , Jorge Mellado Muñoz , Anna Kowalczyk , Giovanni Barontini

By using thermal and Lorentz force, the vortex motion is successfully manipulated in the mixed state of underdoped La$_{2 - x}$Sr$_{x}$CuO$_{4}$ single crystals and optimally doped YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7 - \delta}$ thin films. A conclusion…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-11 Z. Wang , L. Shan , Y. Z. Zhang , J. Yan , F. Zhou , J. W. Xiong , W. X. Ti , H. H. Wen

We study the motion of a vortex under the influence of a harmonic force in an approximately two dimensional trapped Bose-condensed gas. The Hall-Vinen-Iordanskii equations, modified to include a fluctuational force and an inertial mass…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2015-06-05 T. Cox , P. C. E. Stamp

Vortex mass in Fermi superfluids and superconductors and its influence on quantum tunneling of vortices are discussed. The vortex mass is essentially enhanced due to the fermion zero modes in the core of the vortex: the bound states of the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-28 G. E. Volovik
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