The modern theory of Bose-Einstein condensation, superfluidity, and superconductivity is reviewed. The thermodynamic principle for superfluid flow and the equation of motion for condensed bosons are given. Computer simulations of Lennard-Jones $^4$He give the $\lambda$-transition and the superfluid viscosity. The statistical mechanical theory of high-temperature superconductivity is presented. Critical comparison is made with older approaches, such as ground energy state condensation, irrotational superfluid flow, and the macroscopic wavefunction.

Categories: cond-mat.stat-mech cond-mat.quant-gas cond-mat.supr-con physics.chem-ph quant-ph

Introduction to the Modern Theory of Bose-Einstein Condensation, Superfluidity, and Superconductivity