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Precessing textural kinks induced by superflow in3He-A

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Abstract

Analytical and numerical techniques are combined to study the flow-driven precessing\(\hat 1\) textures predicted in3He-A by Dow and Hook. Alternating kinks and antikinks precess in opposite directions, at a frequency determined both by the applied supercurrent and the kink length. Maximum dissipation is proposed as the criterion for pattern selection. Solutions are found only in a restricted range of applied supercurrents.

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Fetter, A.L. Precessing textural kinks induced by superflow in3He-A. J Low Temp Phys 70, 499–514 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00682162

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