A superfluid moves like a completely frictionless liquid, seemingly able to propel itself without any hindrance from gravity or surface tension. The physics underlying these materials—which appear to defy the conventional ...
General Physics
Jul 25, 2013
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Anyone who has drained a bathtub or stirred cream into coffee has seen a vortex, a ubiquitous formation that appears when fluid circulates. But unlike water, fluids governed by the strange rules of quantum mechanics have ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 8, 2021
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An international team of scientists featuring Florida State University researchers has developed a model that predicts the spread of vortices in so-called superfluids, work that provides new insight into the physics that ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 6, 2022
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A novel technique for studying vortices in quantum fluids has been developed by Lancaster physicists.
General Physics
May 11, 2021
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The 'sloshing' of a quantum fluid comprised of light and matter reveals superfluid properties.
Condensed Matter
Feb 16, 2021
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,An Australian-led study has provided new insight into the behavior of rotating superfluids.
General Physics
Sep 7, 2020
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