quantized vortex

noun

a flow pattern exhibited by superfluids, such as ⁴He below 2.17K, in which the circulation rate is restricted to a quantized multiple of Planck's constant divided by the mass of the He atom

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nounquantized vortex (plural quantized vortexes or quantized vortices)

plural quantized vortexes · plural quantized vortices

  1. natural sciencesa flow pattern exhibited by superfluids, such as ⁴He below 2.17K, in which the circulation rate is restricted to a quantized multiple of Planck's constant divided by the mass of the He atom
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