Quantum cavitation in liquid ${}^3$He: dissipation effects

Abstract

We have investigated the effect that dissipation may have on the cavitation process in normal liquid ${}^3$He. Our results indicate that a rather small dissipation decreases sizeably the quantum-to-thermal crossover temperature $T^{\ast }$ for cavitation in normal liquid ${}^3$He. This is a possible explanation why recent experiments have not yet found clear evidence of quantum cavitation at temperatures below the $T^{\ast }$ predicted by calculations which neglect dissipation.

To be published in Physical Review B60

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