Description
Book SynopsisFeaturing detailed treatment of all aspects of vortex dynamics, from large scale to microscopic scale, this book draws together all the basic principles into one comprehensive volume. This is ideal for students and researchers seeking to gain a deeper insight into the physical nature and applications of quantum vorticity.
Table of Contents1. Hydrodynamics of a one-component classical fluid; 2. Dynamics of a single vortex line; 3. Vortex array in a rotating superfluid: elasticity and macroscopic hydrodynamics; 4. Oscillation of finite vortex arrays. Two-dimensional boundary problems; 5. Vortex oscillations in finite rotating containers. Three-dimensional boundary problems; 6. Vortex dynamics in two-fluid hydrodynamics; 7. Boundary problems in two-fluid hydrodynamics; 8. Mutual friction; 9. Mutual friction and vortex mass in Fermi superfluids; 10. Vortex dynamics and hydrodynamics of a chiral superfluid; 11. Nucleation of vortices; 12. Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless theory and vortex dynamics in thin films; 13. Vortex dynamics in lattice superfluids; 14. Elements of theory of quantum turbulence; Index.
