Normal-state Properties of a Unitary Bose-Fermi Mixture: A Combined Strong-coupling Approach with Universal Thermodynamics

Abstract

We theoretically investigate normal-state properties of a unitary Bose-Fermi mixture. Including strong hetero-pairing fluctuations, we evaluate the Bose and Fermi chemical potential, internal energy, pressure, entropy, as well as specific heat at constant volume $C_V$, within the framework of a combined strong-coupling theory with exact thermodynamic identities. We show that hetero-pairing fluctuations at the unitarity cause non-monotonic temperature dependence of $C_V$, being qualitatively different from the monotonic behavior of this quantity in the weak- and strong-coupling limit. On the other hand, such an anomalous behavior is not seen in the other quantities. Our results indicate that the specific heat $C_V$, which has recently become observable in cold atom physics, is a useful quantity for understanding strong-coupling aspects of this quantum system.

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