New model describes avalanche behavior of superfluid helium

By utilizing ideas developed in disparate fields, from earthquake dynamics to random-field magnets, researchers at the University of Illinois have constructed a model that describes the avalanche-like, phase-slip cascades in the superflow of helium.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news96655802.html">New model describes avalanche behavior of superfluid helium</a></p> <p>By utilizing ideas developed in disparate fields, from earthquake dynamics to random-field magnets, researchers at the University of Illinois have constructed a model that describes the avalanche-like, phase-slip cascades in the superflow of helium.</p>