The Specific Heat of Liquid Helium. Issue 3 (15th April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Molinari, Vincenzo; Mostacci, Domiziano; Ganapol, Barry D.
• Is Part Of: Journal of computational and theoretical transport. Volume 45:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 212
• Page End: 218
• Publication Date: 2016-04-15
• Subjects: Internal energy -- specific heat -- lambda point; Transport theory -- Periodicals; Statistical physics -- Periodicals; Statistical physics; Transport theory; Periodicals; 530.138
• DOI: 10.1080/23324309.2016.1156549
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2332-4309

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Starting from the modified Lennard–Jones potential, a method is proposed to calculate the internal energy in liquids, and from this the specific heat. The method is applied to liquid helium-4 and the well-known shape of the "lambda point" is reproduced.