posted on 2024-07-26, 14:42authored byRahil N. Valani, Andrew J. Groszek, Tapio SimulaTapio Simula
We have studied statistical mechanics of a gas of vortices in two dimensions. We introduce a new observable - a condensate fraction of Onsager vortices - to quantify the emergence of the vortex condensate. The condensation of Onsager vortices is most transparently observed in a single vortex species system and occurs due to a competition between solid body rotation (see vortex lattice) and potential flow (see multiple quantum vortex state). We propose an experiment to observe the condensation transition of the vortices in such a single vortex species system.
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Life is swirl in flatland: two dimensional turbulence in a superfluid