Coexistence of ordinary elasticity and superfluidity in a model of a defect-free supersolid.
The mechanical behavior of a supersolid is studied in the framework of a fully explicit model derived from the Gross-Pitaevskii equation without assuming any defect or vacancy. A set of coupled nonlinear partial differential equations plus boundary conditions is derived. The conditions of mechanical equilibrium are studied under external constraints such as steady rotation and external stress. Our model explains the experimentally observed paradoxical behavior: a nonclassical rotational inertia fraction in the limit of small rotation speed but a solidlike elastic response to small stress or an external force field.
Josserand
Christophe
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Institut Jean Le Rond D'Alembert, CNRS UMR 7190, Case 162, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France.
Pomeau
Yves
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Rica
Sergio
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