https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-024-01378-4
Review
Quantum vortices in fermionic superfluids: from ultracold atoms to neutron stars.
1
Faculty of Physics, Warsaw University of Technology, ulica Koszykowa 75, 00-662, Warsaw, Poland
2
Physics Department, University of Washington, 3910 15th Ave. NE, 98195-1560, Seattle, WA, USA
3
Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Aleja Lotnikow 32/46, 02-668, Warsaw, Poland
Received:
11
April
2024
Accepted:
10
July
2024
Published online:
16
September
2024
Superfluid dilute neutron matter and ultracold gas, close to the unitary regime, exhibit several similarities. Therefore, to a certain extent, fermionic ultracold gases may serve as emulators of dilute neutron matter, which forms the inner crust of neutron stars and is not directly accessed experimentally. Quantum vortices are one of the most significant properties of neutron superfluid, essential for comprehending neutron stars’ dynamics. The structure and dynamics of quantum vortices as a function of pairing correlations’ strength are being investigated experimentally and theoretically in ultracold gases. Certain aspects of these studies are relevant to neutron stars. We provide an overview of the characteristics of quantum vortices in s-wave-type fermionic and electrically neutral superfluids. The main focus is on the dynamics of fermionic vortices and their intrinsic structure.
Andrea Barresi, Andrzej Makowski, Daniel Pęcak and Gabriel Wlazłowski contributed equally to this work.
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