{ "id": "1703.03645", "version": "v1", "published": "2017-03-10T12:04:53.000Z", "updated": "2017-03-10T12:04:53.000Z", "title": "Coexistence of quantum and classical flows in quantum turbulence in the $T=0$ limit", "authors": [ "P. M. Walmsley", "A. I. Golov" ], "categories": [ "physics.flu-dyn", "cond-mat.other" ], "abstract": "Tangles of quantized vortex line of initial density ${\\cal L}(0) \\sim 6\\times 10^3$\\,cm$^{-2}$ and variable amplitude of fluctuations of flow velocity $U(0)$ at the largest length scale were generated in superfluid $^4$He at $T=0.17$\\,K, and their free decay ${\\cal L}(t)$ was measured. If $U(0)$ is small, the excess random component of vortex line length firstly decays as ${\\cal L} \\propto t^{-1}$ until it becomes comparable with the structured component responsible for the classical velocity field, and the decay changes to ${\\cal L} \\propto t^{-3/2}$. The latter regime always ultimately prevails, provided the classical description of $U$ holds. A quantitative model of coexisting cascades of quantum and classical energies describes all regimes of the decay.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2017-03-10T12:04:53.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "keywords": [ "quantum turbulence", "classical flows", "vortex line length firstly decays", "coexistence", "largest length scale" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 0, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable" } } }