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Stabilization of the p-wave superfluid state in an optical lattice

Quantum Gases 2010-08-12 v2 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

It is hard to stabilize the p-wave superfluid state of cold atomic gas in free space due to inelastic collisional losses. We consider the p-wave Feshbach resonance in an optical lattice, and show that it is possible to have a stable p-wave superfluid state where the multi-atom collisional loss is suppressed through the quantum Zeno effect. We derive the effective Hamiltonian for this system, and calculate its phase diagram in a one-dimensional optical lattice. The results show rich phase transitions between the p-wave superfluid state and different types of insulator states induced either by interaction or by dissipation.

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@article{arxiv.0905.2600,
  title  = {Stabilization of the p-wave superfluid state in an optical lattice},
  author = {Y. -J. Han and Y. -H. Chan and W. Yi and A. J. Daley and S. Diehl and P. Zoller and L. -M. Duan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.2600},
  year   = {2010}
}

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5 pages, 5 figures