ISSN:
1573-7357
Keywords:
67.40.Hf
;
67.40.Vs
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The purpose of the present article is to emphasize the usefulness of the ideas of E. R. Huggins in thinking about vortex motion and phase slip in superfluid4He, and is primarily pedagogical. Several explicit illustrations of vortex motion and phase-slip processes are considered. In addition, it is shown that Huggins's results lead to a generalization and a more complete understanding of the familiar expression E+vs · p for the energy in the rest system of an excitation in the flowing superfluid, as applied to vortex excitations. Here, E is the energy and p is the momentum of the excitation in the moving system, and vs is the superfluid velocity.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00692045
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