The mathematics of superfluid films
A superfluid film flowing along the walls of a porous material can be modelled by a harmonic differential on a Riemann surface satisfying integrality conditions on its periods and residues. In this thesis, we investigate the formation of strings of circulation and the minimization of the total kinet...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
1998
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9841840 |