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A new ripplon branch in He II

Other Condensed Matter 2012-06-21 v2

Abstract

We analyse the dispersion relation of ripplons, on the surface of superfluid helium, using the dispersive hydrodynamics approach and find a new ripplon branch. We obtain analytical equation for the dispersion relation and analytic expressions for the limiting cases. We discuss where ripplons can exist in the energy-wavenumber plane. A numerical solution for the ripplon dispersion curve is obtained in the allowed regions. The new ripplon branch is found at energies just below the instability point.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1003.4709,
  title  = {A new ripplon branch in He II},
  author = {I. V. Tanatarov and I. N. Adamenko and K. E. Nemchenko and A. F. G. Wyatt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.4709},
  year   = {2012}
}

Comments

18 pages, 2 figures; replaced with the published version

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