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Zero-temperature equation of state of two-dimensional 3He
V Grau1, J Boronat, J Casulleras
1Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Campus Nord B4-B5, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain.
Physical Review Letters
|July 30, 2002
Abstract:
The equation of state of two-dimensional 3He at zero temperature has been calculated using the diffusion Monte Carlo method. By means of a combination of the fixed-node and released-node techniques, it is shown that backflow correlations provide a very accurate equation of state. The results prove unambiguously the non-self-bound character of two-dimensional 3He due to its Fermi statistics. We present solid evidence that the gas phase, predicted for the two-dimensional system, can be extrapolated to the case of 3He adsorbed on a strong substrate such as graphite.