MOMENT OF INERTIA AND SUPERFLUIDITY OF A TRAPPED BOSE-GAS

Authors
STRINGARI S
Citation
S. Stringari, MOMENT OF INERTIA AND SUPERFLUIDITY OF A TRAPPED BOSE-GAS, Physical review letters, 76(9), 1996, pp. 1405-1408
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
76
Issue
9
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1405 - 1408
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1996)76:9<1405:MOIASO>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The temperature dependence of the moment of inertia of a dilute Bose g as confined in a harmonic trap is determined. Deviations from the rigi d value, due to the occurrence of Bose-Einstein condensation, reveal t he superfluid behavior of the system. In the noninteracting gas these deviations become important at temperatures of the order of TcN-1/12. The role of interactions is also discussed.