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Boltzmann equation simulation for a trapped Fermi gas of atoms

Quantum Gases 2012-07-19 v1

Abstract

The dynamics of an interacting Fermi gas of atoms at sufficiently high temperatures can be efficiently studied via a numerical simulation of the Boltzmann equation. In this work we describe in detail the setup we used recently to study the oscillations of two spin-polarised fermionic clouds in a trap. We focus here on the evaluation of interparticle interactions. We compare different ways of choosing the phase space coordinates of a pair of atoms after a successful collision and demonstrate that the exact microscopic setup has no influence on the macroscopic outcome.

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@article{arxiv.1201.6235,
  title  = {Boltzmann equation simulation for a trapped Fermi gas of atoms},
  author = {Olga Goulko and Frédéric Chevy and Carlos Lobo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.6235},
  year   = {2012}
}