Introduction to quantum turbulence

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 111; no. Supplement 1; pp. 4647 - 4652
• Main Authors: Barenghi, Carlo F., Skrbek, Ladislav, Sreenivasan, Katepalli R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 25.03.2014; National Acad Sciences
• Subjects: Atomic physics; Atoms; Counterflow; Fluid dynamics; Fluid mechanics; Fluids; Helium; Kelvin waves; Low temperature; Physical Sciences; Physics; Quantum physics; SPECIAL FEATURE: INTRODUCTION; Superfluidity; Turbulence; Turbulence models; Vorticity; quantized vortices; absolute zero; Kolmogorov spectrum

The term quantum turbulence denotes the turbulent motion of quantum fluids, systems such as superfluid helium and atomic Bose—Einstein condensates, which are characterized by quantized vorticity, superfluidity, and, at finite temperatures, two-fluid behavior. This article introduces their basic prop...