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Hidden vortex lattices in a thermally paired superfluid
Physics Review B
  • E. K. Dahl
  • E. Babaev, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
  • A. Sudbø
Publication Date
2008
Abstract

We study the evolution of rotational response of a statistical mechanical model of two-component superfluid with a nondissipative drag interaction as the system undergoes a transition into a paired superfluid phase at finite temperature. The transition manifests itself in a change of (i) vortex-lattice symmetry and (ii) nature of the vortex state. Instead of a vortex lattice, the system forms a highly disordered tangle which constantly undergoes merger and reconnecting processes involving different types of vortices with a “hidden” breakdown of translation symmetry.

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This is the prepublished version harvested from ArXiv. The published version is located at http://prb.aps.org/abstract/PRB/v78/i14/e144510
Citation Information
E. K. Dahl, E. Babaev and A. Sudbø. "Hidden vortex lattices in a thermally paired superfluid" Physics Review B Vol. 78 Iss. 14 (2008)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/egor_babaev/10/