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Direct excitation of Kelvin waves on quantized vortices

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Nature Physics, Published online: 13 January 2025; doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02720-9

In classical hydrodynamics, Kelvin waves refer to helically vibrating normal modes. Experiments now show that quantum analogues of Kelvin waves can be excited in superfluid helium-4.