arXiv · 1101.0926
Numerical Study of Velocity Statistics in Steady Counterflow Quantum Turbulence
Abstract
We investigate the velocity statistics by calculating the Biot--Savart velocity induced by vortex filaments in steady counterflow turbulence investigated in a previous study [Phys. Rev. B {\bf 81}, 104511 (2010)]. The probability density function (PDF) obeys a Gaussian distribution in the low-velocity region and a power-law distribution $v^{-3}$ in the high-velocity region. This transition between the two distributions occur at the velocity characterized by the mean inter-vortex distance. Counterflow turbulence causes anisotropy of the vortex tangle, which leads to a difference in the PDF for the velocities perpendicular to and parallel to the counterflow.
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Hiroyuki Adachi, Makoto Tsubota. 2011-01-05. Numerical Study of Velocity Statistics in Steady Counterflow Quantum Turbulence. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.83.132503
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