Two definitions of superfluid density

Citation
Nv. Prokof'Ev et Bv. Svistunov, Two definitions of superfluid density, PHYS REV B, 61(17), 2000, pp. 11282-11284
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
ISSN journal
10980121 → ACNP
Volume
61
Issue
17
Year of publication
2000
Pages
11282 - 11284
Database
ISI
SICI code
1098-0121(20000501)61:17<11282:TDOSD>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We point out that two different definitions of the superfluid density - thr ough statistical response to static gauge phase and through dynamic respons e to altering gauge phase - yield, generally speaking, different quantities in d<3. The physics leading to this difference is associated with the equi librium statistics of supercurrent states. Some experimentally observable c onsequences of this fact are discussed.