Turbulent diffusion and dispersion in a superfluid

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Main Authors: Tang, Yuan, Inui, Sosuke, Xing, Yiming, Qi, Yinghe, Guo, Wei
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Published: 2025
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author Tang, Yuan
Inui, Sosuke
Xing, Yiming
Qi, Yinghe
Guo, Wei
author_facet Tang, Yuan
Inui, Sosuke
Xing, Yiming
Qi, Yinghe
Guo, Wei
contents Single-body diffusion and two-body dispersion are fundamental processes in classical turbulence, governing particle mixing and transport. However, their behaviors in superfluid turbulence remain largely unexplored. In this study, we numerically investigate the diffusion and relative dispersion of quantized vortices and superfluid parcels in the 0 K limit in two distinct turbulence regimes: ultra-quantum turbulence, characterized by a randomized vortex tangle, and quasiclassical turbulence, in which locally polarized vortices create large-scale flows resembling classical turbulence. Our results reveal that while vortex segments exhibit similar superdiffusion behavior at short times in both regimes, superfluid parcels behave differently: following the same superdiffusion scaling in ultra-quantum turbulence but deviating significantly in quasiclassical turbulence. This contrast provides a key clue to the origin of short-time superdiffusion, a puzzle since its recent discovery. Additionally, we show that two-body dispersion of both vortex segments and superfluid parcels exhibits distinct scaling behaviors in ultra-quantum and quasiclassical turbulence, highlighting fundamental differences in these two turbulence regimes. Our findings bridge a critical gap in superfluid turbulence research, offering new insights into turbulent transport in inviscid quantum fluids.
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spellingShingle Turbulent diffusion and dispersion in a superfluid
Tang, Yuan
Inui, Sosuke
Xing, Yiming
Qi, Yinghe
Guo, Wei
Quantum Gases
Other Condensed Matter
Single-body diffusion and two-body dispersion are fundamental processes in classical turbulence, governing particle mixing and transport. However, their behaviors in superfluid turbulence remain largely unexplored. In this study, we numerically investigate the diffusion and relative dispersion of quantized vortices and superfluid parcels in the 0 K limit in two distinct turbulence regimes: ultra-quantum turbulence, characterized by a randomized vortex tangle, and quasiclassical turbulence, in which locally polarized vortices create large-scale flows resembling classical turbulence. Our results reveal that while vortex segments exhibit similar superdiffusion behavior at short times in both regimes, superfluid parcels behave differently: following the same superdiffusion scaling in ultra-quantum turbulence but deviating significantly in quasiclassical turbulence. This contrast provides a key clue to the origin of short-time superdiffusion, a puzzle since its recent discovery. Additionally, we show that two-body dispersion of both vortex segments and superfluid parcels exhibits distinct scaling behaviors in ultra-quantum and quasiclassical turbulence, highlighting fundamental differences in these two turbulence regimes. Our findings bridge a critical gap in superfluid turbulence research, offering new insights into turbulent transport in inviscid quantum fluids.
title Turbulent diffusion and dispersion in a superfluid
topic Quantum Gases
Other Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.00353