Fermi liquid theory

3 He liquefies at 3.2 K under normal pressure, where its mean inter-particle separation of a few angstroms, is comparable with the range of the interaction potential (and with the mean inter-particle separation in the corresponding ideal gas); its thermal wavelength is about 8 A, so that, under this conditions, 3 He is a quantum liquid of fermions, or a Fermi liquid (sometimes called a normal Fermi liquid too). The motion of the 3 He atoms in the (repulsive) self-consistent, meanfield potential is affected by inertial effects, i.e. the particles possess an effective mass, and consequently they obey the Fermi distribution, like an ideal Fermi gas. In this paper the Landau's theory of the Fermi liquid is reviewed. (author)