Publication Date
1998
Journal or Book Title
JOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS
Abstract
We examine the possibility of Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) in two-dimensional (2D) system of interacting particles in a trap. We use a self-consistent mean-field theory of Bose particles interacting by a contact interaction in the Popov and WKB approximations. The equations show that the normal state has a phase transition at some critical temperature T c but below T c the Bose-Einstein condensed state is not a consistent solution of the equations in the thermodynamic limit. This result agrees with a theorem recently discussed by the author that shows that a BEC state is impossible for an interacting gas in a 2D trap in the thermodynamic limit.
Pages
167-172
Volume
110
Issue
1-2
Recommended Citation
Mullin, WJ, "A study of Bose-Einstein condensation in a two-dimensional trapped gas" (1998). JOURNAL OF LOW TEMPERATURE PHYSICS. 53.
Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/physics_faculty_pubs/53
Comments
This is the pre-published version which is collected from arXiv. The published version is at http://www.springerlink.com/content/t6243v2855039361/