Is Quantized Vorticity in Pure He II at Low Temperature Directly Related to Cavitation and Spinodal Pressure?

Abstract

We argue that the critical velocity for intrinsic nucleation of quantized vortices in isothermal flow of He II at low temperature can be viewed as approaching the spinodal limit in pressure and breakdown of superfluidity as a consequence of the Bernoulli equation.

Keywords

• Quantized
• Vorticity
• Temperature
• Directly
• Related
• Cavitation
• Spinodal
• Pressure