Helium at elevated pressures: Quantum liquid with non-static shear rigidity

The properties of liquid helium have always been a fascinating subject to scientists. The phonon theory of liquids, taking into account liquid non-static shear rigidity, is employed here for studying internal energy and heat capacity of compressed liquid 4He. We demonstrate the good agreement of cal...

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Published in:Journal of applied physics 2013-03, Vol.113 (10)
Main Authors: Bolmatov, D., Brazhkin, V. V., Trachenko, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The properties of liquid helium have always been a fascinating subject to scientists. The phonon theory of liquids, taking into account liquid non-static shear rigidity, is employed here for studying internal energy and heat capacity of compressed liquid 4He. We demonstrate the good agreement of calculated and experimental heat capacity of liquid helium at elevated pressures and supercritical temperatures. Unexpectedly, helium remains a quantum liquid at elevated pressures for a wide range of temperature supporting both longitudinal and transverse-like phonon excitations. We have found that in the very wide pressure range of 5 MPa-500 MPa, liquid helium near melting temperature is both solid-like and quantum.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.4795340