Ring exchanges and the supersolid phase of 4He

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14 September 2004

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.cond-mat/0409336

Abstract

Using Path Integral Monte Carlo we calculate exchange frequencies in bulk hcp 4He as atoms undergo ring exchange. We fit the frequencies to a lattice model and examine whether such atoms could become a supersolid, that is have a non-classical rotational inertia. We find that the scaling with respect to the number of exchanging atoms is such that superfluid behavior will not be observed in a perfect 4He crystal.

Keywords

SUPERSOLID PHASE
INTEGRAL MONTE
RING EXCHANGES
PATH INTEGRAL
MONTE CARLO
USING PATH
4HE USING
INERTIA

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Version 1, 2004-09-14, ArXiv
Published version: Physical Review Letters, 93 (15), 155303.

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