Off-diagonal long-range order in solid He4

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Abstract

Measurements of the moment of inertia by Kim and Chan have found that solid He4 acts like a supersolid at low temperatures. To understand the order in solid He4, we have used path integral Monte Carlo simulations to calculate the off-diagonal long-range order (ODLRO) [equivalent to Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC)]. We do not find ODLRO in a defect-free hcp crystal of He4 at the melting density. We discuss these results in relation to proposed quantum solid trial functions. We conclude that the solid He4 wave function has correlations which suppress both vacancies and BEC.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number105302
JournalPhysical review letters
Volume96
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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