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Spin-independent transport parameters for superfluid /sup 3/He-B

Journal Article · · J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00683612· OSTI ID:7098544
The scalar kinetic equation for Bogoliubov quasiparticles in the B phase of superfluid /sup 3/He is discussed and the collision integral is represented in a compact form. For the cases of shear and second viscosity and diffusive thermal conductivity the problem is reduced to solving one-dimensional integral equations. The quasiparticle interaction enters via weighted angular averages of the normal state scatering amplitude. The effect of strong coupling renormalization of the gap function is accounted for. The transport coefficients are exactly related to relaxation parameters that describe how the system tends toward local equilibrium. For low temperatures the transport parameters are evaluated exactly, including corrections of order T/T/sub c/. The results are compared with those of a previous paper in which an approximate form of the collision operator was used, as well as with results of a variational approach and with recent experimental data.
Research Organization:
Fakultaet fuer der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen, Garching, West Germany
OSTI ID:
7098544
Journal Information:
J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Low Temp. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 54:5; ISSN JLTPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English