Realization of a sonic black hole analogue in a Bose-Einstein condensate
Quantum Gases
2010-12-23 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We have created an analogue of a black hole in a Bose-Einstein condensate. In this sonic black hole, sound waves, rather than light waves, cannot escape the event horizon. A step-like potential accelerates the flow of the condensate to velocities which cross and exceed the speed of sound by an order of magnitude. The Landau critical velocity is therefore surpassed. The point where the flow velocity equals the speed of sound is the sonic event horizon. The effective gravity is determined from the profiles of the velocity and speed of sound. A simulation finds negative energy excitations, by means of Bragg spectroscopy.
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@article{arxiv.0906.1337,
title = {Realization of a sonic black hole analogue in a Bose-Einstein condensate},
author = {Oren Lahav and Amir Itah and Alex Blumkin and Carmit Gordon and Shahar Rinott and Alona Zayats and Jeff Steinhauer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.1337},
year = {2010}
}