Abstract
The generalized dielectric constant is calculated to the order next to the Bogoliubov approximation. This is done by using the analogy between the condensed boson system and a fictitious fermion system with spin degeneracy equal to the total number of particles (instead of two). From the zero of the dielectric constant, we have calculated the first-order correction to the Bogoliubov plasmon energy and the half linewidth of the plasmon states. The real part of the solution is examined from a graphical view point to show that up to the specified order of approximation there exists only one mode of elementary excitation. The screening of the system to a static impurity charge is shown to be exponential at a long distance. The response of the system to a static transverse vector potential shows a perfect Meissner effect at long- and short-wavelength limits. We have also examined the diagrammatic structure for the number of particles in condensate. We show that the series contains only terms of integer powers of rs34. The entire treatment is fully number conserving.