Vortex spin in a superfluid
General relativity predicts that the curvature of spacetime induces spin rotations on a parallel transported particle. We deploy Unruh's analogue gravity picture and consider a quantised vortex embedded in a two-dimensional superfluid Bose--Einstein condensate. We show that such a vortex behave...
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Zusammenfassung: | General relativity predicts that the curvature of spacetime induces spin
rotations on a parallel transported particle. We deploy Unruh's analogue
gravity picture and consider a quantised vortex embedded in a two-dimensional
superfluid Bose--Einstein condensate. We show that such a vortex behaves
dynamically like a charged particle with a spin in a gravitational field. The
existence of a vortex spin in a superfluid complements Onsager's prediction of
the quantisation of circulation, and is suggestive of potential quantum
technology applications of rotating superfluids. |
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DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.2305.16016 |