Effect of interactions on the diffusive expansion of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a 3D random potential
Quantum Gases
2009-06-28 v1 Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
Abstract
We theoretically study the influence of weak interactions on the diffusive expansion of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a three-dimensional random potential. For this purpose we develop a perturbative approach and calculate analytically the first-order nonlinear correction to the ensemble-averaged atomic density as a function of position and time. We find that interactions renormalize the typical diffusion coefficient of the condensate. The magnitude of the nonlinear correction is controlled by a single dimensionless parameter that includes both interaction and disorder strengths.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0904.0155,
title = {Effect of interactions on the diffusive expansion of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a 3D random potential},
author = {N. Cherroret and S. E. Skipetrov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0904.0155},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
15 pages, 4 figures