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Superfluid Couette flow

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Physics of Rotating Fluids

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The stability of the Couette flow of superfluid helium is discussed using a generalized form of Landau’s two-fluid model. It is showed that the tension of the superfluid vortex lines has a great influence in determining the critical wavenumber and the critical Reynolds number of the transition from azimuthal Couette flow to Taylor vortex flow. The resulting Taylor vortex flow pattern is different from ordinary Taylor vortex flow and tends to be very elongated in the axial direction. Since the vortex tension is proportional to Planck’s constant, the observed difference is a manifestation of quantum effects on the macroscopic scale. The aim of this article is to review the current understanding of superfluid Couette flow and point to the issues which are still unsolved, the directions of future development and the new link with current turbulence research.

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  1. Mathematics Department, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, England

    Carlo F. Barenghi

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    Christoph Egbers

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    Gerd Pfister

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Barenghi, C.F. (2000). Superfluid Couette flow. In: Egbers, C., Pfister, G. (eds) Physics of Rotating Fluids. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 549. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45549-3_21

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