Bose-Einstein condensation in a constant magnetic field
We discuss the occurrence of Bose-Einstein condensation in systems of noninteracting charged particles in three and one dimensions and in presence of an external magnetic field. In the one dimensional, as well as in the magnetic field cases, although not a critical temperature, a characteristic temperature can be found, corresponding to the case in which the ground state density becomes a macroscopic fraction of the total density. The case of relativistic charged scalar and vector particles is studied. The results give support to the existence of superconductivity in extremely strong magnetic fields, and lead to the prediction of superconductive-ferromagnetic behavior in the vector field case, which might be of interest in condensed matter as well as in cosmology. Some features of the magnetization in the early universe are conjectured.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Física
2000
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-97332000000200024 |
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