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superfluidity
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su·per·flu·id  (spr-fld)
n.
A fluid, such as a liquid form of helium, exhibiting a frictionless flow at temperatures close to absolute zero.

super·flu·idi·ty (-fl-d-t) n.

superfluidity [ˌsuːpəfluːˈɪdɪtɪ]
n
(Physics / General Physics) Physics the state of being or property of becoming a superfluid


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The studies apply, in particular, to superfluids made up of particles known as fermions.
Vortices exist also in superfluids consisting of fermion particles, such as electrons in a superconductor, liquid 3He, or neutron stars.
Two themes surfaced: the Cahn-Hillard model for phase transitions, and the family of Ginzburg-Landau models for superconductors, superfluids, and Bose-Einstein condensates.
 
 
 
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