Abstract
The path integral density functional theory of quantum freezing is used to study the freezing of 4He and 3He. The crystal–liquid phase diagram is examined over the temperature range 8 to 204.4 K. The isotopic shift in the liquid–crystal coexistence line is also studied, and we conclude that mass effects, rather than quantum statistics, are important in the freezing transition at these temperatures.
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