Abstract
By numerical and analytical studies of the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau model we show that vortex nucleation in superfluid 3He by rapid thermal quench in the presence of superflow is dominated by a transverse instability of the moving normal-superfluid interface. The instability threshold is found analytically as a function of supercurrent density and the front velocity. The dynamics of vortex evolution at long times after the quench is investigated.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue number | 18 |
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| State | Published - 2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics