Statistically Steady Holographic Quantum Turbulence: Hyperuniform Vortex Matter and Crossover

Abstract

A long-standing obstacle in quantum turbulence has been the difficulty of sustaining robust statistical steady states, preventing unambiguous identification of universal vortex organization and kinetic scaling. We construct such a steady state in two-dimensional holographic superfluid turbulence by continuous Landau-instability driving, sustaining $\sim 2500$ vortices free from transient artifacts. The topological charge structure factor $S_c(k)$ reveals Class I disordered hyperuniformity with $S_c(k)\propto k^{\alpha >1}$ as $k\to 0$, where $k$ is the wavenumber. This constitutes the strongest long-range order of its kind and its first observation in a strongly driven, far-from-equilibrium quantum fluid with topological defects as the organizing principle, establishing a novel non-equilibrium vortex phase. Exploiting this platform, we resolve the scaling controversy: the apparent $k^{-5/3}$ signature in the kinetic energy spectrum is a narrow crossover between the $k^{-1}$ single-vortex and $k^{-3}$ core regimes, not a genuine Kolmogorov inertial range. The real-space second-order structure function provides decisive evidence via $S_2(r)\propto \ln r$ where $r$ is the spatial separation, with no $r^{2/3}$ Kolmogorov scaling, ruling out a true inertial cascade. These findings reveal that strongly coupled quantum turbulence lacks an inverse cascade due to the absence of macroscopic Onsager clusters, demonstrating energy transport fundamentally distinct from weakly coupled superfluids.

6 pages, 3 figures, and supplementary information