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arXiv:2209.08973 · Europhysics Letters (EPL)

Emergent isotropy of a wave-turbulent cascade in the Gross-Pitaevskii model

Yuto Sano, Nir Navon, Makoto Tsubota

Published Dec 1, 2022• 6 citations
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Abstract

Abstract The restoration of symmetries is one of the most fascinating properties of turbulence. We report a study of the emergence of isotropy in the Gross-Pitaevskii model with anisotropic forcing. Inspired by recent experiments, we study the dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a cylindrical box driven along the symmetry axis of the trap by a spatially uniform force. We introduce a measure of anisotropy A ( k , t ) defined on the momentum distributions , and study the evolution of A ( k , t ) and as turbulence proceeds. As the system reaches a steady state, the anisotropy, large at low momenta because of the large-scale forcing, is greatly reduced at high momenta. While exhibits a self-similar cascade front propagation, A ( k , t ) decreases without such self-similar dynamics. Finally, our numerical calculations show that the isotropy of the steady state is robust with respect to the amplitude of the drive.

DOI
10.1209/0295-5075/aca92e

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