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CSIRO Publishing
Australian Journal of Physics (67)
Abstract

A procedure for the evaluation of the path integrals for the two-particle statistical density matrix at low temperatures is described. It is applied to both helium and neon, the first being the paradigm of a quantum mechanical gas and the second exhibiting weaker, but still significant, quantum effects at temperatures above the triple point. The density independent part of the pair-correlation functions and the second virial coefficients are obtained from these quantities. Three- and many-particle quantum properties are examined by approximating the Slater sum by a product of Boltzmann factors, each factor containing an effective pair-potential defined from the results of the two-particle case. The radial distribution function, obtained from a Percus-Yevick equation using this effective potential, demonstrates the validity of using the effective potential approximation as a tool for studying quantum properties by giving satisfactory results for helium and good agreement with experiment for neon.

Bibliography

Klemm, A., & Storer, R. (1973). The Structure of Quantum Fluids: Helium and Neon. Australian Journal of Physics, 26(1), 43.

Authors 2
  1. AD Klemm (first)
  2. RG Storer (additional)
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Created 14 years, 3 months ago (June 1, 2011, 1:07 a.m.)
Deposited 6 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 22, 2018, 9:24 p.m.)
Indexed 1 year, 2 months ago (June 21, 2024, 10:55 a.m.)
Issued 52 years, 8 months ago (Jan. 1, 1973)
Published 52 years, 8 months ago (Jan. 1, 1973)
Published Print 52 years, 8 months ago (Jan. 1, 1973)
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@article{Klemm_1973, title={The Structure of Quantum Fluids: Helium and Neon}, volume={26}, ISSN={0004-9506}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ph730043}, DOI={10.1071/ph730043}, number={1}, journal={Australian Journal of Physics}, publisher={CSIRO Publishing}, author={Klemm, AD and Storer, RG}, year={1973}, pages={43} }