A theory of first order dissipative superfluid dynamics

Authors:
  • JBJyotirmoy Bhattacharya
    Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya
  • SBSayantani Bhattacharyya
    Sayantani Bhattacharyya
  • SMShiraz Minwalla
    Shiraz Minwalla
  • AYAmos Yarom
    Amos Yarom
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Abstract
We determine the most general form of the equations of relativistic superfluid hydrodynamics consistent with Lorentz invariance, the Onsager principle and the second law of thermodynamics at first order in the derivative expansion. Once parity is violated, either because the U(1) symmetry is anomalous or as a consequence of a different parity-breaking mechanism, our results deviate from the standard textbook analysis of superfluids. Our general equations require the specification of twenty parameters (such as the viscosity and conductivity). In the limit of small relative superfluid velocities we find a seven parameter set of equations. In the same limit, we have used the AdS/CFT correspondence to compute the parity odd contributions to the superfluid equations of motion for a generic holographic model and have verified that our results are consistent.