Rotational properties of trapped bosons

被引:13
作者
Brosens, F
Devreese, JT
Lemmens, LF
机构
[1] EINDHOVEN UNIV TECHNOL, NL-5600 MB EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS
[2] UNIV ANTWERP, RUCA, DEPT NATUURKUNDE, B-2020 ANTWERP, BELGIUM
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1997年 / 55卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.55.2453
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Based on the Hellman-Feynman theorem, it is shown that the average square radius of a cloud of interacting bosons in a parabolic well can be derived from their free energy. As an application, the temperature dependence of the moment of inertia of noninteracting bosons in a parabolic trap is determined as a function of the number of bosons. Well below the critical condensation temperature, the Bose-Einstein statistics are found to substantially reduce the moment of inertia of this system, as compared to a gas of ''distinguishable'' particles in a parabolic well.
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页码:2453 / 2456
页数:4
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