Analog of Anderson theorem for the polar phase of liquid 3He in nematic aerogel

Abstract

It is shown that if impurities in superfluid 3He have form of infinitely long non-magnetic strands, which are straight, parallel to each other and reflect quasi-particles specularly, the temperature of transition of liquid 3He from the normal into the polar phase coincides with that for the bulk liquid without impurities. Magnetic scattering lowers transition temperature for the polar phase in analogy with the conventional superconductors. These results are discussed in connection with the recent experimental findings.