Accurately predicting the thermal conductivity of quantum solids

Sep 24, 2026 (No updates yet) | News

Researchers have developed a numerical method that enables the thermal behaviour of solids at very low temperatures to be calculated without approximations, when quantum effects influence heat diffusion.

https://www.inp.cnrs.fr/en/cnrsinfo/accurately-predicting-thermal-conductivity-quantum-solids

Références :
Vladislav Efremkin, Stefano Mossa, Jean-Louis Barrat, and Markus Holzmann, Non-perturbative computation of thermal conductivity based on path integral Monte Carlo methods, Physical Review Letters – Publié le 25 août 2026.
DOI : https://doi.org/10.1103/2f5l-scbv
Archive ouverte : arXiv

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