Derivation of the Biot-Savart equation from the Nonlinear Schrödinger equation

preprint2016arXivOpen access

Abstract

We present a systematic derivation of the Biot-Savart equation from the Nonlinear Schrödinger equation, in the limit when the curvature radius of vortex lines and the inter-vortex distance are much greater than the vortex healing length, or core radius. We derive the Biot-Savart equations in Hamiltonian form with Hamiltonian expressed in terms of vortex lines, H=κ28π∫∣s−s′∣>ξ∗ds⋅ds′∣s−s′∣ , H= \frac{κ^2}{8 π}\int_{|{\bf s}-{\bf s}'|>ξ_*} \frac{d{\bf s} \cdot d {\bf s}'}{|{\bf s}-{\bf s}'|} \,, with cut-off length ξ∗≈0.3416293/ρ0,ξ_* \approx 0.3416293 /\sqrt{ρ_0}, where ρ0ρ_0 is the background condensate density far from the vortex lines and κκ is the quantum of circulation.

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