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We have performed computer simulations of the motion of electron bubbles through superfluid helium. The helium is modeled through the use of a modified version of the Gross-Pitaevskii equation. We find that by the time the bubble reaches the velocity at which vortex nucleation occurs the shape has changed significantly from spherical.
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Jin, D., Maris, H.J. Computer Simulation of the High-Velocity Motion of Electron Bubbles in Superfluid Helium. J Low Temp Phys 158, 317–323 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-009-9936-5
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