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Physical Review Letters

Generation of Superfluid Turbulence Deduced from Simple Dynamical Rules

Klaus W. Schwarz

Published Jul 26, 1982• 146 citations
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Abstract

It is postulated that a quantized-vortex tangle obeys classical vortex dynamics, and that internal line-line crossings can result in topology-changing reconnections. Implementation of these rules leads to a quantitatively successful description of homogeneous superfluid turbulence.
DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.49.283

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