Figure 1: Density Profile of 2 Superfluid Components that either Mix (Left) or Do not Mix (Right) (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Figure 1: Density Profile of 2 Superfluid Components that either Mix (Left) or Do not Mix (Right)

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In a rotating superfluid with two components that are miscible, or mixable, the matter will be distributed evenly within the doughnut-shaped container. This is the same density profile seen in a rotating, single-component superfluid. When the two components are immiscible, or not mixable, they will separate from each other and form two semicircle clumps on opposite sides.

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