Abstract
I discuss the scattering of phonons by a vortex moving with respect to a superfluid condensate. This allows us to test the compatibility of the scattering-theory derivation of the Iordanskii force with the Galilean invariance of the underlying fluid dynamics. In order to obtain the correct result we must retain (Formula presented) terms in the sound-wave equation, and this reinforces the interpretation, due to Volovik, of the Iordanskii force as an analogue of the gravitational Bohm-Aharonov effect.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 11780-11786 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 17 |
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| State | Published - 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics