Dynamics of Quantised Vortices in Superfluids

ISBN: 9781316455425 出版年：2015 页码：406 Edouard B Sonin Cambridge University Press

A comprehensive overview of the basic principles of vortex dynamics in superfluids, this book addresses the problems of vortex dynamics in all three superfluids available in laboratories – 4He, 3He and Bose–Einstein condensate of cold atoms – alongside discussions of the vortex elasticity, forces on vortices and vortex mass. Beginning with a summary of classical hydrodynamics, the book guides the reader through examinations of vortex dynamics from large scales to the microscopic scale. Topics such as vortex arrays in rotating superfluids, bound states in vortex cores and interaction of vortices with quasiparticles are discussed. The final chapter of the book considers implications of vortex dynamics for superfluid turbulence using simple scaling and symmetry arguments. Written from a unified point of view that avoids a complicated mathematical approach, this text is ideal for students and researchers working with vortex dynamics in superfluids, superconductors, magnetically ordered materials, neutron stars and cosmological models.