Free energy analysis for a system of interacting particles arranged in Bravais lattice

Abstract

We propose a method of free energy calculation for a system of interacting particles arranged in a Bravais lattice. It will be shown how to treat divergences for infinite unbounded systems with "catastrophic" potetntials like Coulomb and compare two of them. Besides, we show that current method may be used not only for essentially classical systems, but for some quantum as well. Two systems are considered: grains in dusty plasma and electrons on the liquid-helium surface. For dusty-plasma parameters of grain's lattice are calculated by numerical solution of obtained equations. Electrons on the liquid-helium surface are analyzed to get localization distance. Besides, conditions for existence of electron lattice are found.