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Spinor condensates have proven to be a rich area for probing many-body phenomena richer than that of an ultracold gas consisting of atoms restricted to a single spin state. In the strongly correlated regime, the physics controlling the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-12-30 V. E. Colussi , Chris H. Greene , J. P. D'Incao

The quantum mechanical three-body problem is a source of continuing interest due to its complexity and not least due to the presence of fascinating solvable cases. The prime example is the Efimov effect where infinitely many bound states of…

We study three- and four-body Efimov physics in a heteronuclear atomic system with three identical heavy bosonic atoms and one light atom. We show that exchange of the light atom between the heavy atoms leads to both three- and four-body…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2012-02-27 Yujun Wang , W. Blake Laing , Javier von Stecher , B. D. Esry

A few-body properties of spinless Bose particles interacting via the contact three-body potential in geometries with fractional dimensions $1<d<2$ are considered. In the four-body sector at three-body resonance we predict the existence of…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2022-11-30 O. Hryhorchak , V. Pastukhov

Physical systems characterized by a shallow two-body bound or virtual state are governed at large distances by a continuous-scale invariance, which is broken to a discrete one when three or more particles come into play. This symmetry…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2022-10-05 A. Kievsky , L. Girlanda , M. Gattobigio , M. Viviani

Universal behaviour has been found inside the window of Efimov physics for systems with $N=4,5,6$ particles. Efimov physics refers to the emergence of a number of three-body states in systems of identical bosons interacting {\it via} a…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2015-06-17 M. Gattobigio , A. Kievsky

We calculate shallow three-body bound states in the universal regime, defined by Efimov, with inclusion of both scattering length and effective range parameters. The universal spectrum is recovered for the least bound states, whereas for…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2012-11-27 P. K. Sørensen , D. V. Fedorov , A. S. Jensen , N. T. Zinner

We analyse the recent experiments investigating the low-energy physics of three lithium 6 atoms in different internal states with resonant two-body scattering lengths. All observed features are qualitatively consistent with the expected…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2011-04-19 Pascal Naidon , Masahito Ueda

Efimov physics originally refers to a system of three particles. Here we review recent theoretical progress seeking for manifestations of Efimov physics in systems composed of more than three particles. Clusters of more than three bosons…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2020-01-09 Betzalel Bazak

The low-energy spectrum of three particles interacting via nearly resonant two-body interactions in the Efimov regime is set by the so-called three-body parameter. We show that the three-body parameter is essentially determined by the…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2014-03-25 Pascal Naidon , Shimpei Endo , Masahito Ueda

We study the impact of three-body physics in quenched unitary Bose gases, focusing on the role of the Efimov effect. Using a local density model, we solve the three-body problem and determine three-body decay rates at unitary, finding…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2018-07-18 J. P. D'Incao , J. Wang , V. E. Colussi

The three-body problem, from the chaotic motions of celestial bodies to complex microscopic particle interactions, has always been one of the most foundational yet intricate challenges in physics since its establishment. A key breakthrough…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-06-03 Wei-Can Yang , Makoto Tsubota , Muneto Nitta , Hua-Bi Zeng

In the low-energy limit, non-relativistic particles with short-range interactions exhibit universal behavior that is largely independent of microscopic details. This universality is typically described by effective field theory, in which…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-06-17 Langxuan Chen , Pengfei Zhang

We demonstrate the emergence of universal Efimov physics for interacting photons in cold gases of Rydberg atoms. We consider the behavior of three photons injected into the gas in their propagating frame, where a paraxial approximation…

Optical trapping techniques allow for the formation of bosonic condensates with internal degrees of freedom, so-called spinor condensates. Mean-field models of spinor condensates highlight the sensitivity of the quantum phases of the system…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-08-03 V. E. Colussi , Chris H. Greene , J. P. D'Incao

Physics is said to be universal when it emerges regardless of the underlying microscopic details. A prominent example is the Efimov effect, which predicts the emergence of an infinite tower of three-body bound states obeying discrete scale…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2013-08-26 Yusuke Nishida , Yasuyuki Kato , Cristian D. Batista

Ultracold atomic gases have developed into prime systems for experimental studies of Efimov three-body physics and related few-body phenomena, which occur in the universal regime of resonant interactions. In the last few years, many…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2011-10-21 F. Ferlaino , A. Zenesini , M. Berninger , B. Huang , H. -C. Nägerl , R. Grimm

Few-body systems with resonant short-range interactions display universal properties that do not depend on the details of their structure or their interactions at short distances. In the three-body system, these properties include the…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2012-08-16 S. Tölle , H. -W. Hammer , B. C. Metsch

A quantum-mechanical description is presented for the three-body physics of shielded dipolar molecules, including a prediction of observable Efimov physics. Despite the anisotropic and long-range nature of the interaction, shielding enables…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-02-26 Shayamal Singh , Chris H. Greene

When two non-relativistic particles interact resonantly in three dimensions, an infinite tower of three-body bound states emerges, exhibiting a discrete scale invariance. This universal phenomenon, known as the Efimov effect, has garnered…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2026-04-16 Ning Sun , Lei Feng , Pengfei Zhang