title: Equation of state of solid 3He
abstract: We present results of diffusion Monte Carlo calculations for the bcc and hcp phases of solid 3He, using a recent ab initio interatomic potential, including two- and three-body terms. This potential is found to yield an equation of state for condensed 4He in excellent agreement with experiment, in a wide density range. For 3He, we find a systematic discrepancy, worth 0.7 K, between our computed equation of state and a commonly accepted experimental one. We attribute such a discrepancy to an improper choice of reference energy in the determination of the experimental equation of state.
authors.affiliation: INFM, Universita di Roma La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moroni
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pederiva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fantoni
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boninsegni