Moment of inertia and superfluidity of a trapped bose gas

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Stringari, S [1 ]
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[1] IST NAZL FIS METERIA, I-38050 TRENT, ITALY
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.1405
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The temperature dependence of the moment of inertia of a dilute Bose gas confined in a harmonic trap is determined. Deviations from the rigid value, due to the occurrence of Bose-Einstein condensation, reveal the superfluid behavior of the system. In the noninteracting gas these deviations become important at temperatures of the order of TcN-1/12. The role of interactions is also discussed.
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