Bose-einstein condensation and spatial correlations in 4He
A new Monte Carlo method for calculating ground-state properties of liquid 4He is described. It is shown that Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) implies delocalization of the wave function. It is shown that there is no general connection between the static structure factor and BEC. It is suggested that the observed connection in liquid 4He is due to the creation of spaces in the liquid structure, which are required so that the wave function can delocalize, in the presence of the hard-core interactions. It is shown that this suggestion is quantitatively consistent with observations on liquid 4He.
Mayers
J
ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, OX11 0QX, United Kingdom.