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Friction-enhanced lifetime of bundled quantum vortices

Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo “M. Picone,” IAC CNR, Via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Roma, Italy and Joint Quantum Centre Durham–Newcastle and School of Mathematics and Statistics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

Laboratoire Lagrange, CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur, Boulevard de l'Observatoire CS 34229, 06304 Nice, Cedex 4, France

Joint Quantum Centre Durham–Newcastle and School of Mathematics and Statistics, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

Phys. Rev. Fluids 8, 014702 – Published 19 January, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.8.014702

Abstract

We show that a toroidal bundle of quantized vortex rings in superfluid helium generates a large-scale wake in the normal fluid which reduces the overall friction experienced by the bundle, thus greatly enhancing its lifetime, as observed in experiments. This collective effect is similar to the drag reduction observed in systems of active, hydrodynamically cooperative agents such as bacteria in aqueous suspensions, fungal spores in the atmosphere, and cyclists in pelotons.

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