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Quantum-Monte-Carlo calculations for Bosons in a two-dimensional harmonic trap
JOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS
  • S Heinrichs
  • WJ Mullin
Publication Date
1998
Abstract

Path-Integral-Monte-Carlo simulation has been used to calculate the properties of a two-dimensional (2D) interacting Bose system. The bosons interact with hard-core potentials and are confined to a harmonic trap. Results for the density profiles, the condensate fraction, and the superfluid density are presented. By comparing with the ideal gas we easily observe the effects of finite size and the depletion of the condensate because of interactions. The system is known to have no phase transition to a Bose-Einstein condensation in 2D, but the finite system shows that a significant fraction of the particles are in the lowest state at low temperatures.

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This is the pre-published version which is collected from arXiv. The published version is at http://www.springerlink.com/content/k5tm2h51t8677474/
Pages
231-236
Citation Information
S Heinrichs and WJ Mullin. "Quantum-Monte-Carlo calculations for Bosons in a two-dimensional harmonic trap" JOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS Vol. 113 Iss. 3-4 (1998)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/william_mullin/34/