TY - JOUR
T1 - Fractal dimension of superuid turbulence: A random-walk toy model
AU - Sciacca, Michele
AU - Jou, David
AU - Mongiovi, Maria Stella
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - This paper deals with the fractal dimension of a superuid vortex tangle. It extends a previous model [1] (which was proposed for very low temperature), and it proposes an alternative random walk toy model, which is valid also for finite temperature. This random walk model combines a recent Nemirovskii's proposal, and a simple modelization of a self-similar structure of vortex loops (mimicking the geometry of the loops of several sizes which compose the tangle). The fractal dimension of the vortex tangle is then related to the exponents describing how the vortex energy per unit length changes with the length scales, for which we take recent proposals in the bibliography. The range between 1.35 and 1.75 seems the most consistent one.
AB - This paper deals with the fractal dimension of a superuid vortex tangle. It extends a previous model [1] (which was proposed for very low temperature), and it proposes an alternative random walk toy model, which is valid also for finite temperature. This random walk model combines a recent Nemirovskii's proposal, and a simple modelization of a self-similar structure of vortex loops (mimicking the geometry of the loops of several sizes which compose the tangle). The fractal dimension of the vortex tangle is then related to the exponents describing how the vortex energy per unit length changes with the length scales, for which we take recent proposals in the bibliography. The range between 1.35 and 1.75 seems the most consistent one.
KW - Fractal Dimension
KW - Quantum Vortices
KW - Random Walks
KW - Superfluid Turbulence
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85006210459
U2 - 10.1685/journal.caim.471
DO - 10.1685/journal.caim.471
M3 - Article
SN - 2038-0909
VL - 5
JO - Communications in Applied and Industrial Mathematics
JF - Communications in Applied and Industrial Mathematics
M1 - 471
ER -