Progress in low temperature physics: quantum turbulence

This volume presents seven review articles on the recent developments on quantum turbulence. Turbulence has been a great mystery in natural science and technology for more than 500 years since the time of Leonardo da Vinci. Recently turbulence in quantum systems at low temperatures has developed into a new research field. Quantum turbulence is comprised of quantized vortices, realized in superfluid helium and quantum gases of cold atoms. Some of the important topics include energy spectra, vibrating structures, and visualization techniques. The understanding of these remarkable systems can have an impact on the general field of turbulence and will be of broad interest to scientists and students in low temperature physics, hydrodynamics and engineering. - Key subjects covered: Energy spectra in quantum turbulence, Turbulent dynamics in rotating helium superfluids: a comparison of 3He-B and 4He-II, Quantum turbulence in superfluid 3He at very low temperatures, The use of vibrating structures in the study of quantum turbulence, Visualization of quantum turbulence, Capillary turbulence on the surface of quantum fluids, Quantized vortices in atomic Bose-Einstein condensates - Crucial information for all experimenters in low temperature physics.

Front Cover; Progress in Low Temperature Physics: Quantum Turbulence; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Contents of Previous Volumes; Chapter 1. Energy Spectra of Quantum Turbulence; 1 Introduction; 2 Experimental Study of the Energy Spectrum; 3 Numerical Analysis of the Dynamics of Quantised Vortices; 4 Possible Dissipation Mechanism at Very Low Temperatures; 5 Energy Spectrum at Zero Temperature; 6 The Kelvin-Wave Cascade; 7 Classical-Quantum Crossover; 8 Summary and Discussions; Appendix A; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 2. Turbulent Dynamics in Rotating Helium Superfluids.

1 Introduction2 Dynamic Instability-Precursor to Turbulence; 3 Propagating Vortex Front in Rotating Flow; 4 Decay of Homogeneous Turbulence in Superfluid 4He; 5 Summary; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3. Quantum Turbulence in Superfluid 3He at Very Low Temperatures; 1 Quantum Turbulence; 2 Detection of Quantum Vorticity by the Quasiparticle Gas; 3 Early Vibrating Wire Measurements; 4 Spatial Distribution of Turbulence Produced From a Vibrating Wire Resonator in 3He-B; 5 Quasiparticle Beam Experiments Using a Black-body Radiator.

6 Particle Absorption, Detection and Vortex Creation in a Black…