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Turbulence in the heat flow of helium II manifests itself as a tangle of quantized vortex lines. It has been known for some time that there are two different forms of turbulence, called the T-1 and the T-2 turbulent states. Experiments show that when a critical velocity is exceeded there is a large increase of the superfluid vortex line density and a transition occurs from T-1 to T-2. Until now, the nature of the two turbulent states and of the critical velocity has been a mystery. We present a model which solves this problem by addressing for the first time the issue of the stability of the normal fluid. The computed transition is found to be in good agreement with the observations.
Author(s): Melotte DJ, Barenghi CF
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Physical Review Letters
Year: 1998
Volume: 80
Issue: 19
Pages: 4181-4184
Print publication date: 01/01/1998
ISSN (print): 0031-9007
ISSN (electronic): 1079-7114
Publisher: American Physical Society
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.4181
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.4181
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