Equilibrium shape of <sup>4</sup>He crystals near critical surface directions

A.F. Andreev^a, L.A. Melnikovsky^a, b
^aKapitza Institute of Physical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kosygina 2, Moscow, 117334, Russian Federation
^bHSE University, ul. Myasnitskaya 20, Moscow, 101000, Russian Federation

Conditions for applicability of mean field theory to the thermodynamics of the ⁴He crystal surface are determined. Although the faceting transition itself is of Berezinsky—Kosterlitz—Thouless type, the thermodynamic potential outside a narrow neighborhood of the transition temperature can be expanded in the spirit of the Landau theory of second-order phase transitions. The Ginzburg—Levanyuk parameter is estimated. The singular behavior of the surface stiffness near critical directions observed for essentially non-critical temperatures is explained.

Keywords: quantum crystals, phase transitions, surface phenomena, Berezinsky—Kosterlitz—Thouless transitions
PACS: 05.70.Np, 67.80.−s, 68.35.−p, 68.35.Rh (all)
DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.2017.12.038352
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2018/11/g/
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Citation: Andreev A F, Melnikovsky L A "Equilibrium shape of ⁴He crystals near critical surface directions" Phys. Usp. 61 1090–1093 (2018)

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Received: 30th, March 2018, accepted: 13th, December 2017

Оригинал: Андреев А Ф, Мельниковский Л А «Равновесная форма поверхности кристаллов ⁴He вблизи критических ориентаций» УФН 188 1199–1202 (2018); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.2017.12.038352

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