Gravity Laboratory

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18/05/2023

New Ti-Sa Laser system arrived

01/03/2023

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Research

We are carrying out research in the field of gravity simulators for early universe and black hole processes. For this we have identified and developed a series of novel experiments focussing on the control, manipulation and detection of fluid and superfluid interfaces. The experimental efforts are paired with high-level modelling support to reproduce in the laboratory some of the most ill-understood processes in our Universe, and make concrete predictions, transferable to cosmology, astrophysics and fundamental physics.

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Outreach

The combination of deep fundamental-science goals and cutting-edge technology puts us in a natural position to communicate to the general public the excitement and importance of fundamental research. For example, the Black Hole Laboratory in Nottingham has been filmed for the Strip of Cosmos (Discovery channel) and Black Holes - The Edge of All We Know (Netflix) science documentaries. We are currently planning a variety of novel outreach activities. Follow the link below to learn more about our outreach programme and/or to get involved.

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Recent Publications

Exploring the Quantum-to-Classical Vortex Flow: Quantum Field Theory Dynamics on Rotating Curved Spacetimes, Patrik Švančara, Pietro Smaniotto, Leonardo Solidoro, James F. MacDonald, Sam Patrick, Ruth Gregory, Carlo F. Barenghi, Silke Weinfurtner., https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.10773

Vacuum entanglement probes for ultra-cold atom systems, Cisco Gooding, Allison Sachs ,Robert B. Mann, Silke Weinfurtner., https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.07892

Non-linear effective field theory simulators in two-fluid interfaces, Vitor S. Barroso, Cameron R. D. Bunney, Silke Weinfurtner, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 2531 012003 (2023)

Spatial distribution of the quantized vortices' tangle in thermally driven round jets of superfluid helium, P. Švančara, P.-E. Roche, M. La Mantia, Physics of Fluids 35, 035136 (2023)

Circular motion analogue Unruh effect in a 2+1 thermal bath: Robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, Cameron R. D. Bunney, Jorma Louko, Class. Quantum Grav. 40 155001 (2023)

Third sound detectors in accelerated motion, Cameron R. D. Bunney, Steffen Biermann, Vitor S. Barroso, August Geelmuyden, Cisco Gooding, Grégoire Ithier, Xavier Rojas, Jorma Louko, and Silke Weinfurtner, https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.12023

Superfluid system hosts early-Universe dynamics, Silke Weinfurtner, https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03557-z

Primary thermalisation mechanism of Early Universe observed from Faraday-wave scattering on liquid-liquid interfaces, Vitor S. Barroso, August Geelmuyden, Zack Fifer, Sebastian Erne, Anastasios Avgoustidis, Richard J.A. Hill , Silke Weinfurtner, https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.02199

Quantum vortex instability and black hole superradiance, Sam Patrick, August Geelmuyden, Sebastian Erne, Carlo F. Barenghi, Silke Weinfurtner, https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.12266

Origin and evolution of the multiply-quantised vortex instability, Sam Patrick, August Geelmuyden, Sebastian Erne, Carlo F. Barenghi, Silke Weinfurtner, https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.02567

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