Nonplanar textures of /sup 3/He-A in a slab

Journal Article · Tue Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1978 · Phys. Rev., B; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.17.1152· OSTI ID:5201205

Fetter, A L

The Ginzburg-Landau theory is used to study the texture of superfluid /sup 3/He-A in a slab subject to a uniform perpendicular magnetic field and a weak oscillatory hydrodynamic flow. For steady or low-frequency motion, l undergoes synchronous rotation about H; at high frequency, the orbital viscosity suppresses such motion, producing a planar texture. The integrated mass current provides an operational definition of the mean superfluid density; improved calculations agree somewhat better with available experimental data.

• Research Organization: Institute of Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305
• OSTI ID: 5201205
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., B; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., B; (United States) Vol. 17:3; ISSN PLRBA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640450* -- Fluid Physics-- Superfluidity
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
COOPER PAIRS
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FLUID MECHANICS
GINZBURG-LANDAU THEORY
HELIUM 3
HELIUM 3 A
HELIUM ISOTOPES
HYDRODYNAMICS
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MECHANICS
NUCLEI
STABLE ISOTOPES
SUPERFLUIDITY