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We formulate a quantum theory of vorticity (hydro)dynamics on a general two-dimensional bosonic lattice. In the classical limit of a bosonic condensate, it reduces to conserved plasma-like vortex-antivortex dynamics. The nonlocal…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-11-13 Yaroslav Tserkovnyak , Ji Zou

The motion of noncircular two-dimensional vortices is shown to depend on a form of coupling between vortex ellipticity and the gradient of fluid density. The approach is based on the perspective that an elliptic vortex can be described as…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-09-29 Jasmine M. Andersen , Andrew A. Voitiv , Mark E. Siemens , Mark T. Lusk

A non-relativistic scalar field coupled minimally to electromagnetism supports in the presence of a homogeneous background electric charge density the existence of smooth, finite-energy topologically stable flux vortices. The static…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-09-25 G. N. Stratopoulos , T. N. Tomaras

The formation of quantized vortices is a unifying feature of quantum mechanical systems, making it a premier means for fundamental and comparative studies of different quantum fluids. Being excited states of motion, vortices are normally…

We consider the detailed dynamics of an array of quantised superfluid vortices in the framework of general relativity, as required for quantitative modelling of realistic neutron star cores. Our model builds on the variational approach to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-12-07 N. Andersson , S. Wells , J. A. Vickers

The dynamics of vortices in a superfluid film at the absolute zero of temperature is studied. The quantum-mechanical, i.e., ``first-quantized'' description is compared to a recently proposed quantum-field-theoretic, i.e.,…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-08-31 Joerg P. Kottmann , Adriaan M. J. Schakel

We consider the motion of a vortex in an asymptotically homogeneous condensate bounded by a solid wall where the wave function of the condensate vanishes. For a vortex parallel to the wall, the motion is essentially equivalent to that…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-11 Peter Mason , Natalia G. Berloff , Alexander L. Fetter

In this article, we review the research on the dynamics of quantized vortices in superfluid helium and rotating Bose-Einstein condensates. First, after briefly reviewing the earlier research and describing the current problems on quantized…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Makoto Tsubota , Kenichi Kasamatsu , Tsunehiko Araki

Recent work has highlighted the remarkable properties of quantum turbulence in superfluid helium II, consisting of a disordered tangle of quantised vortex lines which interact with each other and reconnect when they collide. According to…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-11-04 Luca Galantucci , Giorgio Krstulovic , Carlo F Barenghi

Quantum vortices are commonly described as funnel-like objects around which the superfluid swirls, and their motion is typically modeled in terms of massless particles. Here we show that in Fermi superfluids the normal component confined in…

We study the motion of a superfluid vortex in condensates having different background density profiles, ranging from parabolic to uniform. The resulting effective point-vortex model for a generic power-law potential $\propto r^k$ can be…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2022-12-14 Andrea Richaud , Pietro Massignan , Vittorio Penna , Alexander L. Fetter

We give a general review of recent developments in the theory of vortices in superfluids and superconductors, discussing why the dynamics of vortices is important, and why some key results are still controversial. We discuss work that we…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 D. J. Thouless , Ping Ao , Qian Niu , M. R. Geller , C. Wexler

Vortex motion is a complex problem due to the interplay between the short-range physics at the vortex core level and the long-range hydrodynamical effects. Here we show that the hydrodynamic equations of vortex motion in a compressible…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2017-02-15 L. A. Toikka , J. Brand

Nanoscale hydrogen particles in superfluid helium track the motions of quantized vortices. This provides a way to visualize turbulence in the superfluid. Here, we trace the evolution of the hydrogen from a gas to frozen particles migrating…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-07-29 Gregory P. Bewley , Jürgen Vollmer

We study the motion of superfluid vortices with filled massive cores. Previous point-vortex models already pointed out the impact of the core mass on the vortex dynamical properties, but relied on an assumption that is questionable in many…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2023-09-06 Alice Bellettini , Andrea Richaud , Vittorio Penna

The Hamiltonian equation of motion is studied for a vortex occuring in 2-dimensional Heisenberg ferromagnet of anisotropic type by starting with the effective action for the spin field formulated by the Bloch (or spin) coherent state. The…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 Hiroshi Kuratsuji , Hiroyuki Yabu

In the analogue gravity framework, the acoustic disturbances in a moving fluid can be described by an equation of motion identical to a relativistic scalar massless field propagating in a curved spacetime. This description is possible only…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-06-06 Bethan Cropp , Stefano Liberati , Rodrigo Turcati

Moving vortex matter, driven by transport currents independent of time, in which vortices and anti-vortices coexist is investigated theoretically in thin superconducting films with nanostructured defects. A simple London model is proposed…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-13 Gilson Carneiro

Motion of vortices in two-dimensional superfluids in the classical limit is studied by solving the Gross-Pitaevskii equation numerically on a uniform lattice. We find that, in the presence of a superflow directed along one of the main…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 Z. Gecse , S. Khlebnikov

The motion of a quantized vortex is intimately connected with its microscopic structure and the elementary excitations of the surrounding fluid. In this work, we investigate the two-dimensional motion of a single vortex orbiting a pinned…