Relating Compressible Quantum Turbulence and Classical Hydrodynamics

ORAL

Abstract

Turbulence in compressible fluids is at the forefront of current hydrodynamic research with applications that include supersonic flight, combustion, fusion, ultra-cold atoms, and nuclear astrophysics. While much more common in the Universe than incompressible turbulence, it is significantly less well understood due to its large parameter space, complex hydrodynamic-thermodynamic couplings, and difficulty in experimentally realizing relevant parameter regimes. In this talk I will show results comparing and contrasting compressible quantum turbulence in bosonic and fermionic superfluids with classical hydrodynamics, paying special attention to energy transfer and dissipation.

Presenters

  • Michael McNeil Forbes

    Washington State University

Authors

  • Michael McNeil Forbes

    Washington State University

  • James T Aygun

    Illinois State University

  • Edward Eskew

    Washington State University

  • Saptarshi R Sarkar

    Washington State University

  • Peter W Engels

    Washington State University

  • Gabriel Wlazlowski

    Warsaw University of Technology