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Three-fermion problems in optical lattices

Other Condensed Matter 2008-11-26 v2 Nuclear Theory

Abstract

We present exact results for the spectra of three fermionic atoms in a single well of an optical lattice. For the three lowest hyperfine states of Li6 atoms, we find a Borromean state across the region of the distinct pairwise Feshbach resonances. For K40 atoms, nearby Feshbach resonances are known for two of the pairs, and a bound three-body state develops towards the positive scattering-length side. In addition, we study the sensitivity of our results to atomic details. The predicted few-body phenomena can be realized in optical lattices in the limit of low tunneling.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0606069,
  title  = {Three-fermion problems in optical lattices},
  author = {T. Luu and A. Schwenk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0606069},
  year   = {2008}
}

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4 pages, 4 figures, minor changes, to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett