Article
TRANSVERSE SPIN DIFFUSION IN POLARIZED FERMI GASES
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
Publication Date
1989
Abstract
We solve a recently derived kinetic equation for a dilute quantum system at arbitrary degeneracy and polarization, M. From this equation we develop a spin hydrodynamic equation that allows the generalization of the treatment of spin waves and the Leggett-Rice effect to polarized degenerate Fermi gases. We find a transverse spin-diffusion collision time τ⊥ that is often shorter than the corresponding longitudinal collision time τ∥ that is often shorter than the corresponding longitudinal collision time t⊥. As T→0, τ∥ approaches T-independent value, in constrast to τ⊥∼1/T2. Spin waves would thus continue to be damped even to T=0 K.
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Comments
The published version is located at http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v62/i23/p2691_1
Pages
2691-2694
Citation Information
JW JEON and WJ Mullin. "TRANSVERSE SPIN DIFFUSION IN POLARIZED FERMI GASES" PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS Vol. 62 Iss. 23 (1989) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/william_mullin/30/