Physics – Atomic Physics
Scientific paper
1996-07-18
Physics
Atomic Physics
26 pages, 4 figures, LaTeX (amssymb), slight changes to first version
Scientific paper
10.1051/jp1:1997171
We study in more detail the properties of the generalized Beth Uhlenbeck formula obtained in a preceding article. This formula leads to a simple integral expression of the grand potential of the system, where the interaction potential appears only through the matrix elements of the second order Ursell operator $U_{2}$. Our results remain valid for significant degree of degeneracy of the gas, but not when Bose Einstein (or BCS) condensation is reached, or even too close from this transition point. We apply them to the study of the thermodynamic properties of degenerate quantum gases: equation of state, magnetic susceptibility, effects of exchange between bound states and free particles, etc. We compare our predictions to those obtained within other approaches, especially the ``pseudo potential'' approximation, where the real potential is replaced by a potential with zero range (Dirac delta function). This comparison is conveniently made in terms of a temperature dependent quantity, the ``Ursell length'', which we define in the text. This length plays a role which is analogous to the scattering length for pseudopotentials, but it is temperature dependent and may include more physical effects than just binary collision effects; for instance at very low temperatures it may change sign or increase almost exponentially, an effect which is reminiscent of a precursor of the BCS pairing transition. As an illustration, numerical results for quantum hard spheres are given.
Grüter Peter
Laloë Franck F.
Meyerovich A. E.
Mullin William
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