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Nonlinear third sound in thin superfluid helium films

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Il Nuovo Cimento D

Summary

The nature of nonlinear third-sound waves and the concomitant nonlinear dispersion of a thin superfluid film, subject to the van der Waals interaction due to a substrate, are investigated.

Riassunto

Si studiano la natura delle onde non lineari del terzo suono e la concomitante dispersione di un film sottile superfluido, soggetto all'interazione di Van der Waals dovuta al substrato.

Резюме

Исследуется природа нелинейного третьего звука и сопутствуюзей нелинейной дисперсии в тонкой сверхтекучуй пленке жидкого гелия, испытывающей взаимодствие Ван дер Ваальожкой.

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Du, P., van der Merwe, T. Nonlinear third sound in thin superfluid helium films. Il Nuovo Cimento D 2, 1311–1318 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02460215

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