Projects per year
Abstract
We have studied statistical mechanics of a gas of vortices in two dimensions. We introduce a new observable - a condensate fraction of Onsager vortices - to quantify the emergence of the vortex condensate. The condensation of Onsager vortices is most transparently observed in a single vortex species system and occurs due to a competition between solid body rotation (see vortex lattice) and potential flow (see multiple quantum vortex state). We propose an experiment to observe the condensation transition of the vortices in such a single vortex species system.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Article number | 053038 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | New Journal of Physics |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2018 |
Keywords
- absolute negative temperature
- Bose-Einstein condensation
- Onsager vortex
- quantised vortices
- quantum turbulence
- superfluidity
- vortex-particle duality
Projects
- 2 Finished
-
Determining the mass and geometric phase of a superfluid vortex
Simula, T., Galitskiy, V. & Zwierlein, M.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Maryland, College Park
1/01/17 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
-
Life is swirl in flatland---2D turbulence in a superfluid
Helmerson, K. & Simula, T.
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
3/01/13 → 1/09/17
Project: Research