Path Integral Monte Carlo Simulations of Helium: From Superfluid Droplets to Quantum Crystals

Draeger, Erik Walter
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Title:Path Integral Monte Carlo Simulations of Helium: From Superfluid Droplets to Quantum Crystals
Author(s):Draeger, Erik Walter
Doctoral Committee Chair(s):Ceperley, David M.
Department / Program:Physics
Discipline:Physics
Degree Granting Institution:University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree:Ph.D.
Genre:Dissertation
Subject(s):Physics, Condensed Matter
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.
Issue Date:2001
Type:Text
Language:English
Description:126 p.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001.
URI:http://hdl.handle.net/2142/80468
Other Identifier(s):(MiAaPQ)AAI3023044
Date Available in IDEALS:2015-09-25
Date Deposited:2001


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