Artículo de revista
Coexistence of ordinary elasticity and superfluidity in a model of a defect-free supersolid
Fecha
2007Registro en:
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS Vol. 98 01/05/2011 2007 19
Autor
Josserand, Christophe
Pomeau, Yves
Rica, Sergio
Institución
Resumen
The mechanical behavior of a supersolid is studied in the framework of a fully explicit model derived from the Gross-Pitaevskii equation without assuming any defect or vacancy. A set of coupled nonlinear partial differential equations plus boundary conditions is derived. The conditions of mechanical equilibrium are studied under external constraints such as steady rotation and external stress. Our model explains the experimentally observed paradoxical behavior: a nonclassical rotational inertia fraction in the limit of small rotation speed but a solidlike elastic response to small stress or an external force field.