Velocity-dependent interactions and sum rule in bcc He

Gov, Nir S.

doi:10.1103/physrevb.67.052301

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“…Some time ago, Markovich et al [8] reported neutron-scattering measurements of phonons in bcc 4 He and found an unexpected "opticlike" mode along the [110] direction. This new mode has been theoretically interpreted by Gov [9] in terms of correlated dipolar interactions.…”

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Microscopic approach to the bcc phase of solid⁴He

Rota

Boronat

2011

Molecular Physics

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The coexistence between the hcp and bcc phases of solid 4 He at fixed pressure, and at three different temperatures, is studied by means of the path integral Monte Carlo method. Microscopic results for the main energetic and structure properties of the two phases are reported. The differences between hcp and bcc 4 He are shown to be small with the obvious exception of the static structure factor. When crossing the phase transition line, the most significant changes are observed in the kinetic energy per particle and in the Lindemann ratio, both pointing to a less correlated quantum solid in the bcc side. No off-diagonal long-range order is observed in the hcp and bcc perfect lattices.

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Microscopic approach to the bcc phase of solid⁴He

Rota

Boronat

2011

Molecular Physics

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“…Some time ago, Markovich et al [104] reported neutron-scattering measurements of phonons in bcc 4 He and found an unexpected opticlike" mode along the [110] direction. This new mode has been theoretically interpreted by Gov [105] in terms of correlated dipolar interactions.…”

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confidence: 88%

Path Integral Monte Carlo and Bose-Einstein condensation in quantum fluids and solids

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Several microscopic theories point out that Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC), i.e., a macroscopic occupation of the lowest energy single particle state in many-boson systems, may appear also in quantum fluids and solids and that it is at the origin of the phenomenon of superfluidity. Nevertheless, the connection between BEC and superfluidity is still matter of debate, since the experimental evidences indicating a non zero condensate fraction in superfluid helium are only indirect. In the theoretical study of BEC in quantum fluids and solids, perturbative approaches are useless because of the strong correlations between the atoms, arising both from the interatomic potential and from the quantum nature of the system. Microscopic Quantum Monte Carlo simulations provide a reliable description of these systems. In particular, the Path Integral Monte Carlo (PIMC) method is very suitable for this purpose. This method is able to provide exact results for the properties of the quantum system, both at zero and finite temperature, only with the definition of the Hamiltonian and of the symmetry properties of the system, giving an easy picture for superfluidity and BEC in many-boson systems. In this thesis, we apply PIMC methods to the study of several quantum fluids and solids. We describe in detail all the features of PIMC, from the sampling methods to the estimators of the physical properties. We present also the most recent techniques, such as the high-order approximations for the thermal density matrix and the worm algorithm, used in PIMC to provide reliable simulations. We study the liquid phase of condensed 4He, providing unbiased estimations of the one-body density matrix g1(r). We analyze the model for g1(r) used to fit the experimental data, highlighting its merits and its faults. In particular we see that, even if it presents some difficulties in the description of the overall behavior of g1(r), it can provide an accurate estimation of the kinetic energy K and of the condensate fraction n0 of the system. Furthermore, we show that our results for n0 as a function of the pressure are in a good agreement with the most recent experimental results. The study of the solid phase of 4He is the most significant part of this thesis. The recent observation of non classical rotational inertia (NCRI) effects in solid helium has generated big interest in the study of an eventual supersolid phase, characterized at the same time by crystalline order and superfluidity. Nevertheless, until now it has been impossible to give a theoretical model able to describe all the experimental evidences. In this work, we perform PIMC simulations of 4He at high densities, according to different microscopic configurations of the atoms. In commensurate crystals we see that BEC does not appear, our model being able to reproduce the momentum distribution obtained form neutron scattering experiments. In a crystal with vacancies, we have been able to see a transition to a superfluid phase at temperatures in agreement with experimental results if the vacancy concentration is low enough. In amorphous solids, superfluid effects are enhanced but appear at temperatures higher than the experimental estimation for the transition temperature. Finally, we study also metastable disordered configurations in molecular para-hydrogen at low temperature. The aim of this study is to investigate if a Bose liquid other than helium can display superfluidity. Choosing accurately a ¿quantum liquid¿ initial configuration and the dimensions of the simulation box, we have been able to frustrate the formation of the crystal and to calculate the temperature dependence of the superfluid density, showing a transition to a superfluid phase at temperatures close to 1 K.

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