A Model for Solid $^3$He: II
Condensed Matter
2009-10-22 v1
Abstract
We propose a simple Ginzburg-Landau free energy to describe the magnetic phase transition in solid He. The free energy is analyzed with due consideration of the hard first order transitions at low magnetic fields. The resulting phase diagram contains all of the important features of the experimentally observed ph ase diagram. The free energy also yields a critical field at which the transition from the disordered state to the high field state changes from a first order to a second order one.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9412111,
title = {A Model for Solid $^3$He: II},
author = {J. Dubois and P. Kumar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9412111},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
This paper has been accepted for publication in Journal of Low Temperature Physics. Use regular Tex, with the D. Eardley version of Macros called jnl.tex. 10 pages, 4 figs available from [email protected]