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The Glassy Response of Solid 4He to Torsional Oscillations

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We calculated the glassy response of solid 4He to torsional oscillations assuming a phenomenological glass model. Making only a few assumptions about the distribution of glassy relaxation times in a small subsystem of otherwise rigid solid 4He, we can account for the magnitude of the observed period shift and concomitant dissipation peak in several torsion oscillator experiments. The implications of the glass model for solid 4He are threefold: (1) The dynamics of solid 4He is governed by glassy relaxation processes. (2) The distribution of relaxation times varies significantly between different torsion oscillator experiments. (3) The mechanical response of a torsion oscillator does not require a supersolid component to account for the observed anomaly at low temperatures, though we cannot rule out its existence.

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  1. Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA

    M. J. Graf & A. V. Balatsky

  2. Department of Physics, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, 63160, USA

    Z. Nussinov

  3. CINT, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA

    A. V. Balatsky

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Graf, M.J., Nussinov, Z. & Balatsky, A.V. The Glassy Response of Solid 4He to Torsional Oscillations. J Low Temp Phys 158, 550–559 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-009-9958-z

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