Workshop: Quantum Turbulence

Workshop on current problems in Quantum Turbulence: Thursday 14th

Organisers: J Vinen, A Golov, M Tsubota

On Thursday morning Joe Vinen in his plenary talk will present a general introduction to quantum turbulence and to the topics that will be discussed in the three discussion sessions scheduled for Thursday afternoon.

In the first discussion session on the decay of quantum turbulence at very low temperatures, organized by Andrei Golov and Matti Krusius, a short survey of the experimental situation will be presented by Vladimir Eltsov;   Evgeny Kozik and Carlo Barenghi will present brief accounts of the related theoretical problems; and Makoto Tsubota will discuss the relevant computer simulations.  Each of these presentations will be followed by discussion, at which those active in the field and those with general interests will comment. The emphasis will be on existing and future experiments.

In the second discussion session on the generation of quantum turbulence by oscillating structures, organized by Ladislav Skrbek and Shaun Fisher, a short survey, explaining the importance of experiments on oscillating structures and on the challenges posed by their interpretation, will be presented by Skrbek.  This will be followed by short summaries by different contributors of recent experimental results, and by general discussion.

In the third discussion session on the visualization of quantum turbulence, organized by Steve Van Sciver and Yuri Sergeev, the two organisers will present introductions to the experiments and theoretical backgrounds respectively.  These will be followed by short contributions by Matthew Paoletti, Dan McKinsey and Shaun Fisher on recent experiments, by M Kobayashi on relevant computational work, and by general discussion.  The emphasis will be on future prospects for potentially very valuable new experimental techniques. 

Participants are asked to bring posters relating to new work, to which reference can be made during the discussions. These can be displayed in an adjacent seminar room during the workshop.

Due to the nature of this session (based around promoting discussion) timings are flexible, a tentative schedule can be found here.