Vortices and turbulence in trapped atomic condensates

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent experimental and theoretical advances in understanding vortices and quantum turbulence in atomic Bose-Einstein condensates, highlighting their significance for superfluidity and turbulence research.

Contribution

It provides a critical assessment of the current state of quantum turbulence studies in atomic condensates, emphasizing new insights and future directions.

Findings

Vortices play a key role in quantum turbulence in atomic condensates.

Research has begun to explore similarities between quantum and classical turbulence.

The field is emerging with promising experimental and theoretical developments.

Abstract

After over a decade of experiments generating and studying the physics of quantized vortices in atomic gas Bose-Einstein condensates, research is beginning to focus on the roles of vortices in quantum turbulence, as well as other measures of quantum turbulence in atomic condensates. Such research directions have the potential to uncover new insights into quantum turbulence, vortices and superfluidity, and also explore the similarities and differences between quantum and classical turbulence in entirely new settings. Here we present a critical assessment of theoretical and experimental studies in this emerging field of quantum turbulence in atomic condensates.