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Surface tension of liquid helium

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We calculated the surface tension of liquid helium using a relation between the condensate fraction and surface tension. The paired-phonon model for the condensate fraction results in calculated surface tension in excellent agreement with experiment at low temperatures.

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Lam, P.M. Surface tension of liquid helium. Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 53, 245–247 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01436285

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