Published June 30, 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

Evaluation of the transport parameters of superfluid 3He

  • 1. Essen Univ. (Gesamthochschule) (Germany, F.R.)

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The Kubo formulae, derived in a previous paper, are used to give a microscopic evaluation of the dissipative transport parameters of 3He in the A- and B- phase in a simple relaxation time approximation. The relevant current-current correlation functions are evaluated by using BCS-Green functions, renormalised for strong coupling and collision effects. It is found that the unknown renormalisation function enters all transport coefficients in the same way. For further evaluation it is parametrised by a collision time. Comparison with experiment is made for the shear viscosity as a function of temperature, by adjusting one fit parameter. A prediction for for the thermal conductivity and for the longitudinal NMR width in the B-phase is then possible without further fit parameters. (author)

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Journal Title
J. Phys., C (London). Solid State Phys.
Journal Volume
13
Journal Issue
18
Series
J. Phys., C (London). Solid State Phys.
Journal Page Range
3337-3355
ISSN
0022-3719