Quantum and classical turbulence: Alike or different?

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• Kerr, RM (Warwick University)
• Monday 03 December 2012, 11:10-11:30
• Seminar Room 1, Newton Institute.

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Topological Dynamics in the Physical and Biological Sciences

The question of how alike and different quantum and classical turbulence are will be addressed using simulations of anti-parallel vortex reconnection. The equations solved are: For quantum fluids the Gross-Pitaevskii equation and for classical turbulence the incompressible Navier-Stokes equation. For the two cases the initial attraction of the vortices, before the first reconnection, are quite similar. And for both, the final states are composed of a stack of vortex rings from which a -5/3 kinetic energy spectrum appears. However, almost everything in between is different, starting with the differences in the underlying physics of the circulation during reconnection. This presentation will describe these differences.

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