arXiv · cond-mat/9611090
Rotational properties of trapped bosons
Abstract
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 non-interacting 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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F. Brosens, J. T. Devreese, L. F. Lemmens. 1996-11-13. Rotational properties of trapped bosons. https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9611090
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