Wave function describing superfluidity in a perfect crystal

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Publication Type Manuscript
School or College College of Science
Department Physics
Creator Wu, Yong-Shi
Other Author Zhai, Hui
Title Wave function describing superfluidity in a perfect crystal
Date 2005-07-01
Description We propose a many-body wave function that exhibits both diagonal and off-diagonal long-range order. Incorporating short-range correlations due to interatomic repulsion, this wave function is shown to allow condensation of zero-point lattice vibrations and phase rigidity. In the presence of an external velocity field, such a perfect crystal will develop non-classical rotational inertia, exhibiting the supersolid behavior. In a sample calculation we show that the superfluid fraction in this state can be as large as of order 0.01 in a reasonable range of microscopic parameters. The relevance to the recent experimental evidence of a supersolid state by Chan and Kim is discussed.
Type Text
Publisher Institute of Physics (IOP)
Journal Title Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment
Volume 2005
Issue 7
First Page P07003
Last Page P07003
DOI 10.1088/1742-5468/2005/07/P07003
citatation_issn 1742-5468
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Zhai, H., & Wu, Y.-S. (2005). Wave function describing superfluidity in a perfect crystal. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 7, 1-9.
Rights Management (c) Institute of Physics (IOP) http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-5468/2005/07/P07003
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pz5t5f
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