Instabilities and the onset of Turbulence in Bose-Einstein Condensates
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Abstract
The mechanism behind pulsar glitches - sudden unexplained increases in the pulsation rate despite continuous loss of angular momentum - is not well understood, but likely related to hydrodynamic instabilities that arise from underlying quantum turbulence in the nuclear superfluids within the star. I will focus on simulations at the threshold of instability and at the onset of turbulence, such as experimentally accessible Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities.
*This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award Nos. 2012190, 1912540, 2207588, and 2137848. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Additional support provided by the Washington State University College of Arts and Sciences William J. Shelton Scholarship.
Presenters
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Edward Eskew
- Washington State University