1202.1863 (M. Tsubota et al.)

Quantized vortices and quantum turbulence    [PDF]

M. Tsubota, K. Kasamatsu

We review recent important topics in quantized vortices and quantum
turbulence in atomic Bose--Einstein condensates (BECs). They have previously
been studied for a long time in superfluid helium. Quantum turbulence is
currently one of the most important topics in low-temperature physics. Atomic
BECs have two distinct advantages over liquid helium for investigating such
topics: quantized vortices can be directly visualized and the interaction
parameters can be controlled by the Feshbach resonance. A general introduction
is followed by a description of the dynamics of quantized vortices,
hydrodynamic instability, and quantum turbulence in atomic BECs.

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