 Matched vortex energy in a parabolic condensate

For a centered quantum vortex in a two-dimensional Thomas–Fermi condensate, use an intermediate radius ${\xi }_{\mathrm{core}}\ll L\ll R$. The approximately uniform core contributes $\pi n_c{\hslash }^2{\mathcal{N}}^2[\log (L/\xi )+L_{0|\mathcal{N}|}]/m$. The outer superfluid velocity is $\hslash \mathcal{N}/(mr)$, so its kinetic contribution is $(\pi {\hslash }^2{\mathcal{N}}^2/m){\int }_L^R{n}_c(1-r^2/R^2)dr/r$. Integration cancels $L$ and produces the constant $-1/2$. The displayed result is the matched small-core approximation at fixed particle number, not a formula for arbitrarily large winding at fixed cloud size. The angular momentum is exactly $L_z=N\hslash \mathcal{N}$ for a normalized axisymmetric single-winding state.