Geometric Laws of Vortex Quantum Tunneling

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1997-12-11

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9712125v2

Phys. Rev. B 58, 105 (1998)

Physics

Condensed Matter

4 pages, 2 figures, revised version to appear in Phys. Rev. B

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.58.105

In the semiclassical domain the exponent of vortex quantum tunneling is dominated by a volume which is associated with the path the vortex line traces out during its escape from the metastable well. We explicitly show the influence of geometrical quantities on this volume by describing point vortex motion in the presence of an ellipse. It is argued that for the semiclassical description to hold the introduction of an additional geometric constraint, the distance of closest approach, is required. This constraint implies that the semiclassical description of vortex nucleation by tunneling at a boundary is in general not possible. Geometry dependence of the tunneling volume provides a means to verify experimental observation of vortex quantum tunneling in the superfluid Helium II.

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