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1 online resource (xii, 422 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
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polychrome |
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Series on advances in quantum many-body theory ; v. 4
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Series on advances in quantum many-body theory ; v. 4.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Preface -- ch. 1. Helium liquids in confined geometries / C.E. Campbell. 1. Introduction. 2. General observations on confined and inhomogeneous liquid helium. 3. Droplets. 4. Films. 5. Other systems of recent interest. 6. Theories. 7. Conclusions. References -- ch. 2. Monte Carlo simulations at zero temperature: helium in one, two, and three dimensions / J. Boronat. 1. Monte Carlo methods and condensed helium. 2. Monte Carlo methods at zero temperature. 3. Diffusion Monte Carlo in Fermi systems. 4. Preliminary considerations for a DMC calculation of liquid [symbol]He. 5. Bulk liquid [symbol]He: ground-state and excitations. 6. Two-dimensional liquid [symbol]He. 7. One-dimensional liquid [symbol]He. 8. Bulk liquid [symbol]He. 9. Two-dimensional [symbol]He. 10. Concluding remarks. References -- ch. 3. The finite-temperature path integral Monte Carlo method and its application to superfluid helium clusters / P. Huang, Y. Kwon and K.B. Whaley. 1. Introduction. 2. Theory. 3. Superfluidity and quantum solvation of atoms and molecules in bosonic helium clusters. 4. PIMC and the connection to cluster spectroscopy. 5. Conclusions and future directions. References -- ch. 4. Structure and dynamics of the bulk liquid and bulk mixtures / M. Saarela, V. Apaja, and J. Halinen. 1. Introduction. 2. Variational theory of quantum fluid mixtures. 3. Correlated basis functions. 4. Results for dilute [symbol]He-[sumbol]He mixtures in 2D and 3D. 5. Dynamic structure of quantum fluids. 6. Summary. References. |
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Ch. 5. A microscopic view of confined quantum liquids / V. Apaja and E. Krotscheck. 1. Introduction. 2. HNC-EL theory for inhomogeneous bose systems. 3. Theory of excitations. 4. Structure of inhomogeneous quantum liquids. 5. Film-excitations. 6. Quantum film thermodynamics. 7. Atomic impurities. 8. Structure of clusters. 9. Summary and conclusions. References -- ch. 6. Density functional descriptions of Liquid [symbol]He in restricted geometries / E.S. Hernández and J. Navarro. 1. Introduction. 2. Density functionals for liquid helium. 3. Adsorbed systems. 4. Self-saturating systems. 5. Summary. References -- ch. 7. Cavitation in liquid helium / M. Barranco [and others]. 1. Introduction. 2. Thermal nucleation. 3. Quantum nucleation. 4. Nucleation in [symbol]He-[symbol]He liquid mixtures. References -- ch. 8. Excitations of superfluid [symbol]He in confinement / B. Fak and H.R. Glyde. 1. Introduction. 2. Global picture. 3. Experimental aspects. 4. Films on graphite. 5. Aerogel. 6. Vycor. 7. Discussion. References -- ch. 9. Microscopic superfluidity of small [symbol]he and para-h[symbol] clusters inside helium droplets / J.P. Toennies. 1. Introduction. 2. Experimental aspects. 3. Superfluidity in finite sized [symbol]He droplets. 4. Unhindered rotations of molecules in [symbol]He droplets. 5. Anomalously large moments of inertia of molecules in superfluid [symbol]He droplets. 6. Evidence for superfluidity in para-hydrogen clusters inside superfluid [symbol]He droplets. 7. Concluding remarks and outlook. References -- Index. |
| Summary |
Quantum liquids in confined geometries exhibit a large variety of new and interesting phenomena. For example, the internal structure of the liquid becomes more pronounced than in bulk liquids when the motion of the particles is restricted by an external matrix. Also, free quantum liquid droplets enable the study of the interaction of atoms and molecules with an external field without complications arising from interactions with container walls. This volume assembles review articles that present the status of frontline research in this field in a manner that makes the material accessible to the educated, but non-specialist, reader. The articles focus on the many-body aspects of the theory of quantum liquids in confined geometry. Research is in the very satisfactory situation where several accurate approaches are available that allow one to describe these systems in a quantitative manner without modelling uncertainty and uncontrolled assumptions. For example, dynamic situations of direct experimental relevance can be modelled with high accuracy. The theoretical approaches discussed are simulation methods, those semi-analytic many-body techniques that have proved to be successful in the field, and phenomenological density functional theories. Each of these methods has strengths and weaknesses, and it is hoped that this collection of comprehensive review articles in one volume will provide sufficient material for the reader to intelligently assess the theoretical problems, and the physical predictions of the individual theories. The collection is supplemented by several articles that highlight specific experimental issues (such as neutron or atom scattering, thermodynamics, phase transitions and magnetic properties), discuss the present directions of experimental research, and formulate questions and challenges for future theoretical work. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Many-body problem.
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Many-body problem. |
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Quantum liquids.
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Quantum liquids. |
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Electronic books.
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Krotscheck, Eckhard.
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Navarro, Jesús, 1949-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Microscopic approaches to quantum liquids in confined geometries. River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2002 9810246404 9789810246402 (DLC) 2005277587 (OCoLC)51767332 |
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9812778470 (electronic book) |
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9789812778475 (electronic book) |
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9789810246402 |
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9789812778475 |
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9810246404 |
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