Some considerations on the phonon theory of second sound

In investigating the propagation of second sound in a gas of non-interacting phonons, this thesis employs a field theoretical description of the quantized pressure excitations in liquid helium II, as first presented by R. Kronig and A, Thellung. The relations derived by these writers are generalized...

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Main Author: Adams, David Kendall
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/40633