Critical velocities in superfluids and the nucleation of vortices

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 7, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 1101-1120

  Varoquaux, Éric ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b SERVICE DE PHYSIQUE DE L ETAT CONDENSÉ   (France)

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EID: 33845335891     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2006.10.023     Document Type: Short Survey

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