Kolmogorov and Kelvin-wave cascades of superfluid turbulence at T = 0 : What lies between
As long as vorticity quantization remains irrelevant for long-wave physics, superfluid turbulence supports a regime macroscopically identical to the Kolmogorov cascade of a normal liquid. At high enough wave numbers, the energy flux in wavelength space is carried by individual Kelvin-wave cascades o...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics Condensed matter and materials physics, 2008-02, Vol.77 (6), Article 060502 |
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Zusammenfassung: | As long as vorticity quantization remains irrelevant for long-wave physics, superfluid turbulence supports a regime macroscopically identical to the Kolmogorov cascade of a normal liquid. At high enough wave numbers, the energy flux in wavelength space is carried by individual Kelvin-wave cascades on separate vortex lines. We analyze the transformation of the Kolmogorov cascade into the Kelvin-wave cascade, revealing a chain of three distinct intermediate cascades supported by local-induction motion of the vortex lines and distinguished by specific reconnection mechanisms. The most prominent qualitative feature predicted is unavoidable production of vortex rings of a characteristic size. |
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ISSN: | 1098-0121 1550-235X |
DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.060502 |