arXiv:0810.1094 · Physical Review B
Thermodynamic properties of the itinerant-boson ferromagnet
Chengjun Tao, Peilin Wang, Jihong Qin, Qiang Gu
Abstract
Thermodynamics of a spin-1 Bose gas with ferromagnetic interactions is investigated via the mean-field theory. It is apparently shown in the specific-heat curve that the system undergoes two phase transitions, the ferromagnetic transition and Bose-Einstein condensation, with the Curie point above the condensation temperature. Above the Curie point, the susceptibility fits the Curie-Weiss law perfectly. At a fixed temperature, the reciprocal susceptibility is also in a good linear relationship with the ferromagnetic interaction.