quantized vortex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a flow pattern exhibited by superfluids, such as ⁴He below 2.17K, in which the circulation rate is restricted to a quantized multiple of Planck's constant divided by the mass of the He atom

Word forms

quantized vortex quantized vortexes quantized vortices
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