Journal of Low Temperature Physics

, Volume 40, Issue 3–4, pp 371–390 | Cite as

Current-driven textural transition in a 3He-A slab near T c . Numerical extension beyond threshold

  • Thomas E. Ham
  • Chia-Ren Hu
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The current-induced textural transion in a slab of 3He-A for temperatures near the critical temperature is studied numerically in the nonlinear regime above the threshold. The thick-slab, dipole-locked case and the thin-slab, dipoleunlocked case give second-order and first-order transitions, respectively. The nonplanar textures which should occur beyond the transition are illustrated in a number of ways, and pertinent data are obtained for verifying these transitions by sound attenuation and superfluid density measurements.

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Attenuation Critical Temperature Magnetic Material Density Measurement Nonlinear Regime 
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© Plenum Publishing Corporation 1980

Authors and Affiliations

  • Thomas E. Ham
    • 1
  • Chia-Ren Hu
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of PhysicsTexas A&M UniversityCollege Station

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