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    Turbulent superfluid profiles in a counterflow channel

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    We have developed a two-dimensional model of quantised vortices in helium II moving under the influence of applied normal fluid and superfluid in a counterflow channel. We predict superfluid and vortex-line density profiles which could be experimentally tested using recently developed visualization techniques.Comment: 3 double figures, 9 page

    Rotating Superconductors and the Frame-independent London Equation

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    A frame-independent, thermodynamically exact London equation is presented, which is especially valid for rotating superconductors. A direct result is the unexpectedly high accuracy (1010\sim10^{-10}) for the usual expression of the London moment.Comment: 4 pages, 0 figure

    Method of trial distribution function for quantum turbulence

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    Studying quantum turbulence the necessity of calculation the various characteristics of the vortex tangle (VT) appears. Some of "crude" quantities can be expressed directly via the total length of vortex lines (per unit of volume) or the vortex line density L(t) and the structure parameters of the VT. Other more “subtle” quantities require knowledge of the vortex line configurations {s(ξ,t)}. Usually, the corresponding calculations are carried out with the use of more or less truthful speculations concerning arrangement of the VT. In this paper we review other way to solution of this problem. It is based on the trial distribution functional (TDF) in space of vortex loop configurations. The TDF is constructed on the basis of well established properties of the vortex tangle. It is designed to calculate various averages taken over stochastic vortex loop configurations. In this paper we also review several applications of the use this model to calculate some important characteristics of the vortex tangle. In particular we discussed the average superfluid mass current J induced by vortices and its dynamics. We also describe the diffusion-like processes in the nonuniform vortex tangle and propagation of turbulent fronts
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