PATH INTEGRAL DERIVATION OF THE GROUND STATE ENERGY OF THE INTERACTING PARTICLES IN A HARMONIC TRAP
2003 ◽
Vol 17
(31n32)
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pp. 5983-5989
Keyword(s):
Bose Gas
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We show within the framework of Variational Path Integration that the density matrix and the ground state energy of the trapped Bose gas can be obtained in a simple way and it is in agreement with the result obtained by the variational Gross–Pitaevskii equation. The advantage of this method is the analytical result can be found for various forms of interaction between particles.