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Dynamical vanishing of the order parameter in a fermionic condensate

Superconductivity 2009-11-11 v3 Other Condensed Matter

Abstract

We analyze the dynamics of a condensate of ultra-cold atomic fermions following an abrupt change of the pairing strength. At long times, the system goes to a non-stationary steady state, which we determine exactly. The superfluid order parameter asymptotes to a constant value. We show that the order parameter vanishes when the pairing strength is decreased below a certain critical value. In this case, the steady state of the system combines properties of normal and superfluid states - the gap and the condensate fraction vanish, while the superfluid density is nonzero.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0603404,
  title  = {Dynamical vanishing of the order parameter in a fermionic condensate},
  author = {Emil A. Yuzbashyan and Maxim Dzero},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0603404},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 3 figures, journal version

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