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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.

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@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}
}

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15 pages, 4 figures

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