Is the Reynolds number infinite in superfluid turbulence?

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 237, Issue 14-17, 2008, Pages 2195-2202

  Barenghi, Carlo F ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Euler; Superfluid helium; Turbulence; Vortices

Indexed keywords

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; LIQUEFIED GASES; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW;

ATOMIC BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATE; EULER; LOW TEMPERATURES; NEUTRON STARS; QUANTUM FLUIDS; SUPERFLUID TURBULENCE; THERMAL EXCITATION; TURBULENCE DECAY;

SUPERFLUID HELIUM;

EID: 47049088874     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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