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Title: Landau superfluids as nonequilibrium stationary states

Abstract

We define a superfluid state to be a nonequilibrium stationary state (NESS), which, at zero temperature, satisfies certain metastability conditions, which physically express that there should be a sufficiently small energy-momentum transfer between the particles of the fluid and the surroundings (e.g., pipe). It is shown that two models, the Girardeau model and the Huang-Yang-Luttinger (HYL) model, describe superfluids in this sense and, moreover, that, in the case of the HYL model, the metastability condition is directly related to Nozières’ conjecture that, due to the repulsive interaction, the condensate does not suffer fragmentation into two (or more) parts, thereby assuring its quantum coherence. The models are rigorous examples of NESS in which the system is not finite, but rather a many-body system.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Instituto de Fisica USP, Rua do Matão, s.n., Travessa R 187, 05508-090 São Paulo (Brazil)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22403078
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 56; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0022-2488
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; FLUIDS; MANY-BODY PROBLEM; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; PARTICLES; SUPERFLUIDITY

Citation Formats

Wreszinski, Walter F., E-mail: wreszins@gmail.com. Landau superfluids as nonequilibrium stationary states. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4905084.
Wreszinski, Walter F., E-mail: wreszins@gmail.com. Landau superfluids as nonequilibrium stationary states. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4905084
Wreszinski, Walter F., E-mail: wreszins@gmail.com. 2015. "Landau superfluids as nonequilibrium stationary states". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4905084.
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title = {Landau superfluids as nonequilibrium stationary states},
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abstractNote = {We define a superfluid state to be a nonequilibrium stationary state (NESS), which, at zero temperature, satisfies certain metastability conditions, which physically express that there should be a sufficiently small energy-momentum transfer between the particles of the fluid and the surroundings (e.g., pipe). It is shown that two models, the Girardeau model and the Huang-Yang-Luttinger (HYL) model, describe superfluids in this sense and, moreover, that, in the case of the HYL model, the metastability condition is directly related to Nozières’ conjecture that, due to the repulsive interaction, the condensate does not suffer fragmentation into two (or more) parts, thereby assuring its quantum coherence. The models are rigorous examples of NESS in which the system is not finite, but rather a many-body system.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4905084},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22403078}, journal = {Journal of Mathematical Physics},
issn = {0022-2488},
number = 1,
volume = 56,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}