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arxiv: 0806.1889 · v2 · pith:R626TRDUnew · submitted 2008-06-11 · ❄️ cond-mat.other

Hydrodynamic equations of anisotropic, polarized and inhomogeneous superfluid vortex tangles

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keywords equationsvortexsuperfluideffectsexpectedforceinhomogeneouspolarization
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We include the effects of anisotropy and polarization in the hydrodynamics of inhomogeneous vortex tangles, thus generalizing the well known Hall-Vinen-Bekarevich-Khalatnikov equations, which do not take them in consideration. These effects contribute to the mutual friction force ${\bf F}_{ns}$ between normal and superfluid components and to the vortex tension force $\rho_s{\bf T}$. These equations are complemented by an evolution equation for the vortex line density $L$, which takes into account these contributions. These equations are expected to be more suitable than the usual ones for rotating counterflows, or turbulence behind a cylinder, or turbulence produced by a grid of parallel thin cylinders towed across a superfluid, because in these situations polarization is expected to play a relevant role.

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