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Droplets of Bosons at a Narrow Resonance

Quantum Gases 2025-07-21 v2 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We consider bosons interacting through a narrow ss-wave resonance. Such a resonance is characterized by an infinite scattering length and a large and negative effective range r0r_0. We argue that any number N3N\ge3 of bosons can form a self-bound cluster with the binding energy per particle increasing as N2N^2 for 1N(r0/abg)1/21\ll N\ll (-r_0/a_\text{bg})^{1/2}, where abga_\text{bg} is the background scattering length (between atoms and molecules). In the opposite limit N(r0/abg)1/2N\gg (-r_0/a_\text{bg})^{1/2}, bosons form droplets with binding energy per particle saturating to a constant value independent of the particle number. The stability of clusters and droplets when the interaction is detuned from the resonance is also studied.

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@article{arxiv.2407.03102,
  title  = {Droplets of Bosons at a Narrow Resonance},
  author = {Ke Wang and Thimo Preis and Dam Thanh Son},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.03102},
  year   = {2025}
}

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9 pages, 4 figures