Physics – Condensed Matter – Other Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2010-11-14
Physics
Condensed Matter
Other Condensed Matter
6 pages, 1 figure
Scientific paper
Experimental observation of superfluidity in a microscopic cluster, $M:(^4He)_x$, of a molecule ($M$) and $x$ number of $^4He$ atoms (with $x$ ranging from 1 to many) is qualitatively analyzed. It concludes that: (i) each $^4He$ atom in the cluster has to have non-zero momentum for its confinement to a space of size ($<$ the size of the cluster), (ii) superfluidity does not require atoms with zero momentum ($p=0$), and (iii) while all $^4He$ atoms in the cluster cease to have relative motions (hence the inter-atomic collisions), they retain a freedom to move coherently in order of their locations on a closed path around the rotor ($M$ plus few nearest $^4He$ atoms which follow the molecular rotation for their relatively strong binding with $M$). The analysis also identifies the basic arrangement of $^4He$ atoms which allows the rotor to have free rotation in the cluster.
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