Path Integral Monte Carlo Simulations of Helium: From Superfluid Droplets to Quantum Crystals
Draeger, Erik Walter
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Description
Title
Path Integral Monte Carlo Simulations of Helium: From Superfluid Droplets to Quantum Crystals
Author(s)
Draeger, Erik Walter
Issue Date
2001
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Ceperley, David M.
Department of Study
Physics
Discipline
Physics
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Physics, Condensed Matter
Language
eng
Abstract
Finally, we have calculated the Deybe-Waller factor in solid helium for a range of temperatures and densities, and compared the scaling behavior with the predictions of harmonic theory. The first non-Gaussian contribution to the density distribution was calculated.
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