We present precise path-integral Monte Carlo results for the thermodynamics of a homogeneous dilute Bose gas. Pressure and energy are calculated as a function of temperature both below and above the Bose-Einstein transition. Specifically, we address interaction effects, focusing on deviations from the ideal-gas law in the thermodynamic limit. We also calculate the isothermal compressibility and the contact parameter, which provide a clear signature of the role played by interactions. In particular, we obtain indications of a discontinuity of the compressibility at the transition point. To gain physical insight, numerical results are systematically compared with the predictions of first-order Hartree-Fock and second-order Popov theories, both giving an approximate description of the gas thermodynamics. The comparison shows the extension of the critical region around the transition point, where the inaccuracies of the perturbative expansions are more pronounced.

Thermodynamics of a dilute Bose gas: A path-integral Monte Carlo study / Spada, G.; Pilati, S.; Giorgini, S.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW A. - ISSN 2469-9926. - 105:1(2022). [10.1103/physreva.105.013325]

Thermodynamics of a dilute Bose gas: A path-integral Monte Carlo study

G. Spada;S. Giorgini
2022-01-01

Abstract

We present precise path-integral Monte Carlo results for the thermodynamics of a homogeneous dilute Bose gas. Pressure and energy are calculated as a function of temperature both below and above the Bose-Einstein transition. Specifically, we address interaction effects, focusing on deviations from the ideal-gas law in the thermodynamic limit. We also calculate the isothermal compressibility and the contact parameter, which provide a clear signature of the role played by interactions. In particular, we obtain indications of a discontinuity of the compressibility at the transition point. To gain physical insight, numerical results are systematically compared with the predictions of first-order Hartree-Fock and second-order Popov theories, both giving an approximate description of the gas thermodynamics. The comparison shows the extension of the critical region around the transition point, where the inaccuracies of the perturbative expansions are more pronounced.
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Spada, G.; Pilati, S.; Giorgini, S.
Thermodynamics of a dilute Bose gas: A path-integral Monte Carlo study / Spada, G.; Pilati, S.; Giorgini, S.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW A. - ISSN 2469-9926. - 105:1(2022). [10.1103/physreva.105.013325]
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