English

Phase transition in a phonon gas with pair correlation

Statistical Mechanics 2022-11-17 v1 Quantum Physics

Abstract

The phase transition to the state of a phonon gas with pairwise correlations of interacting phonons with opposite momenta is studies. A method for describing such phonon systems within the framework of the self-consistent field model is developed and their thermodynamic characteristics are calculated. It is shown that a phonon gas with pair correlations can exist in a state of unstable thermodynamic equilibrium. The possibility of experimental observation of a solid in such a phase is discussed.

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@article{arxiv.2211.08817,
  title  = {Phase transition in a phonon gas with pair correlation},
  author = {Yu. M. Poluektov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.08817},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

16 pages, 6 figures

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