Fluctuation Theory Of The Specific-Heat Of Normal Liquid-3He

Mishra, SG and Ramakrishnan, TV (1985) Fluctuation Theory Of The Specific-Heat Of Normal Liquid-3He. In: Physical Review B, 31 (5). pp. 2825-2830.

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Abstract

The measured specific heat of normal liquid 3He shows a plateau for 0.15<1 K; below 0.15 K and above 1 K, it rises linearly with temperature. However, the slope on the high-temperature side is very much reduced compared with the free-Fermi-gas value. We explain these features through a microscopic, thermal spin- and density-fluctuation model. The plateau is due to spin fluctuations which have a low characteristic energy in 3He. Because of the low compressibility, the density fluctuations are highly suppressed; this leads to a reduced slope for CV(T) for high temperatures.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Physical Review B
Publisher:	The American Physical Society
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to The American Physical Society.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	11 Aug 2009 09:16
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:40
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/22114

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