Virial Theorem for Nonrelativistic Quantum Fields in D Spatial Dimensions

The virial theorem for nonrelativistic complex fields in D spatial dimensions and with arbitrary many-body potential is derived, using path-integral methods and scaling arguments recently developed to analyze quantum anomalies in low-dimensional systems. The potential appearance of a Jacobian J due...

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Main Authors: Chris L. Lin, Carlos R. Ordóñez
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Advances in High Energy Physics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/796275
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description The virial theorem for nonrelativistic complex fields in D spatial dimensions and with arbitrary many-body potential is derived, using path-integral methods and scaling arguments recently developed to analyze quantum anomalies in low-dimensional systems. The potential appearance of a Jacobian J due to a change of variables in the path-integral expression for the partition function of the system is pointed out, although in order to make contact with the literature most of the analysis deals with the J=1 case. The virial theorem is recast into a form that displays the effect of microscopic scales on the thermodynamics of the system. From the point of view of this paper the case usually considered, J=1, is not natural, and the generalization to the case J≠1 is briefly presented.
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spelling doaj-art-b6c8214acd1f43b1bb04b6e6bbda507e2025-08-20T03:39:31ZengWileyAdvances in High Energy Physics1687-73571687-73652015-01-01201510.1155/2015/796275796275Virial Theorem for Nonrelativistic Quantum Fields in D Spatial DimensionsChris L. Lin0Carlos R. Ordóñez1Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5005, USADepartment of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5005, USAThe virial theorem for nonrelativistic complex fields in D spatial dimensions and with arbitrary many-body potential is derived, using path-integral methods and scaling arguments recently developed to analyze quantum anomalies in low-dimensional systems. The potential appearance of a Jacobian J due to a change of variables in the path-integral expression for the partition function of the system is pointed out, although in order to make contact with the literature most of the analysis deals with the J=1 case. The virial theorem is recast into a form that displays the effect of microscopic scales on the thermodynamics of the system. From the point of view of this paper the case usually considered, J=1, is not natural, and the generalization to the case J≠1 is briefly presented.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/796275
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