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Derivation of the transverse force on a moving vortex in a superfluid
We describe an exact derivation of the total nondissipative transverse force
acting on a quantized vortex moving in a uniform background. The derivation is
valid for neutral boson or fermion superfluids, provided the order parameter is
a complex scalar quantity. The force is determined by the one-particle density
matrix far away from the vortex core, and is found to be the Magnus force
proportional to the superfluid density.Comment: Latex, 6 page
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