Vortex waves and the onset of turbulence in $^3$He-B

dc.creatorHenderson, K. L.
dc.creatorBarenghi, C. F.
dc.date2004-01-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:55:52Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:55:52Z
dc.descriptionIn a recent experiment Finne et al. discovered an intrinsic condition for the onset of quantum turbulence in $^3$He-B, that q=alpha/(1-alpha')<1, where alpha and alpha' are mutual friction parameters. The authors argued that this condition corresponds to Kelvin waves which are marginally damped, so for q>1 Kelvin waves cannot grow in amplitude and trigger vortex reconnections and turbulence. By analysing both axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric modes of oscillations of a rotating superfluid, we confirm that in the long axial wavelength limit the simple condition q=1 is indeed the crossover between damped and propagating Kelvin waves.
dc.description7 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0401212
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0401212
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/23102
dc.subjectCondensed Matter
dc.titleVortex waves and the onset of turbulence in $^3$He-B
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