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Proximity effect at the interface He II-He I in microgravity environment
The proximity effect causes the existence of some transition area with the gradual variation of the density of superfluid component instead of the sharp boundary at the level where the hydrostatic pressure realizes the phase transition He II-He I. In the microgravity environment the characteristic length of this effect increases, and more convenient conditions arise for measurements in the transition area. The problem of the expansion of thermodynamical potential in power series in the vicinity of He II-He I interface is considered. The critical values of the size of the superfluid area are determined
Unstable states of the superfluid confined between rotating spheres
The unstable states (including those related to self-accelerations of pulsars) in which the mutual friction causes an irreversible motion of vortices is considered
Module Definition for Drainage Runoffs Considering Climatic and Soil Conditions of the Kolkheti Lowland
The present article describes existing methods of calculating a drainage runoff module, their values are compared with those of the countries of Europe, USA and Russia. Parallels are drawn between the climatic and soil conditions of the Great Britain and the Kolkheti lowland. In view of the above and according to the experimental data the following conclusion was made implying that a value of the drainage runoff design module for the conditions of the Kolkheti lowland requires to be increased.
Anomalous translational velocity of vortex ring with finite-amplitude Kelvin waves
We consider finite-amplitude Kelvin waves on an inviscid vortex assuming that
the vortex core has infinitesimal thickness. By numerically solving the
governing Biot-Savart equation of motion, we study how the frequency of the
Kelvin waves and the velocity of the perturbed ring depend on the Kelvin wave
amplitude. In particular, we show that, if the amplitude of the Kelvin waves is
sufficiently large, the perturbed vortex ring moves backwards.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, v2: minor changes, v3: typos correcte
On the regularization scheme and gauge choice ambiguities in topologically massive gauge theories
It is demonstrated that in the (2+1)-dimensional topologically massive gauge
theories an agreement of the Pauli-Villars regularization scheme with the other
schemes can be achieved by employing pairs of auxiliary fermions with the
opposite sign masses. This approach does not introduce additional violation of
discrete (P and T) symmetries. Although it breaks the local gauge symmetry only
in the regulator fields' sector, its trace disappears completely after removing
the regularization as a result of superrenormalizability of the model. It is
shown also that analogous extension of the Pauli-Villars regularization in the
vector particle sector can be used to agree the arbitrary covariant gauge
results with the Landau ones. The source of ambiguities in the covariant gauges
is studied in detail. It is demonstrated that in gauges that are softer in the
infrared region (e.g. Coulomb or axial) nonphysical ambiguities inherent to the
covariant gauges do not arise.Comment: Latex, 13 pages. Replaced mainly to change preprint references to
journal one
Energetics and Possible Formation and Decay Mechanisms of Vortices in Helium Nanodroplets
The energy and angular momentum of both straight and curved vortex states of
a helium nanodroplet are examined as a function of droplet size. For droplets
in the size range of many experiments, it is found that during the pickup of
heavy solutes, a significant fraction of events deposit sufficient energy and
angular momentum to form a straight vortex line. Curved vortex lines exist down
to nearly zero angular momentum and energy, and thus could in principle form in
almost any collision. Further, the coalescence of smaller droplets during the
cooling by expansion could also deposit sufficient angular momentum to form
vortex lines. Despite their high energy, most vortices are predicted to be
stable at the final temperature (0.38 K) of helium nanodroplets due to lack of
decay channels that conserve both energy and angular momentum.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures, RevTex 4, submitted to Phys. Rev.
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