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An interesting proposal for detecting gravitational waves involves quantum metrology of Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). We consider a forced modulation of the BEC trap, whose frequency matches that of an incoming continuous gravitational…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-08-24 Matthew P. G. Robbins , Niayesh Afshordi , Alan O. Jamison , Robert B. Mann

A gravitational-wave (GW) detector that utilizes the phononic excitations of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) has recently been proposed [NJP 16, 085003 (2014)]. A subsequent and independent study, [arXiv:1807.07046v1], has suggested an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-28 Richard Howl , Dennis Rätzel , Ivette Fuentes

Inspired by recent proposals for detecting gravitational waves by using Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs), we investigate the interplay between these two phenomena. A gravitational wave induces a phase shift in the fidelity amplitude of the…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2024-12-12 A. Perodi , L. Salasnich

Quasiparticles in a Bose-Einstein condensate are sensitive to space-time distortions. Gravitational waves can induce transformations on the state of phonons that can be observed through quantum state discrimination techniques. We show that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-05-24 Carlos Sabín , Jan Kohlrus , David Edward Bruschi , Ivette Fuentes

Squeezed, nonclassical states are an integral tool of quantum metrology due to their ability to push the sensitivity of a measurement apparatus beyond the limits of classical states. While their creation in light has become a standard…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2021-01-15 Paul Juschitz

We show how to vary the physical properties of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in order to mimic an effective gravitational-wave spacetime. In particular, we focus in the simulation of the recently discovered creation of particles by real…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-02-12 Tupac Bravo , Carlos Sabín , Ivette Fuentes

There exists a class of ultralight Dark Matter (DM) models which could form a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in the early universe and behave as a single coherent wave instead of individual particles in galaxies. We show that a generic BEC…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2017-09-04 P. S. Bhupal Dev , Manfred Lindner , Sebastian Ohmer

We show that gravitational waves create phonons in a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC). A traveling spacetime distortion produces particle creation resonances that correspond to the dynamical Casimir effect in a BEC phononic field contained in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-08-18 Carlos Sabín , David Edward Bruschi , Mehdi Ahmadi , Ivette Fuentes

We propose a precise test of two fundamental gravitational constants using a detector concept that exploits the dynamics of quantum phononic excitations in a trapped Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC), operable at the scale of tabletop…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-02 Hector A. Fernandez-Melendez , Alexander Belyaev , Vahe Gurzadyan , Ivette Fuentes

The recent detections of gravitational waves (GWs) by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations have opened the field of GW astronomy, intensifying interest in GWs and other possible detectors sensitive in different frequency ranges. Although…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-09-12 Daniel Hartley , Tupac Bravo , Dennis Rätzel , Richard Howl , Ivette Fuentes

A description of the dynamical response of uniformly trapped Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) to oscillating external gravitational fields is developed, with the inclusion of damping. Two different effects that can lead to the creation of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-07-26 Dennis Rätzel , Richard Howl , Joel Lindkvist , Ivette Fuentes

We develop a self-consistent, Gravitoelectromagnetic (GEM) formulation of a slowly rotating, self-gravitating and dilute Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC), intended for astrophysical applications in the context of dark matter halos. GEM…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-06-06 Souvik Sarkar , Cenalo Vaz , L. C. R. Wijewardhana

Some of the most sensitive and precise measurements to date are based on matterwave interferometry with freely falling atomic clouds. Examples include high-precision measurements of inertia, gravity and rotation. In order to achieve these…

The scattering of sound wave perturbations from vortex excitations of Bose-Einstein condensates(BEC) is investigated by numerical integration of the associated Klein-Gordon equation. It is found that, at sufficiently high angular speeds,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 F. Federici , C. Cherubini , S. Succi , M. P. Tosi

Partly motivated by recent proposals for the detection of gravitational waves, we study their interaction with Bose-Einstein condensates. For homogeneous condensates at rest, the gravitational wave does not directly create phonons (to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-12-05 Ralf Schützhold

Recent studies suggest that dark matter could take the form of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC), a possibility motivated by anomalies in galactic rotation curves and the missing mass problem in galaxy clusters. We investigate the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-01 Francisco S. N. Lobo , Tiberiu Harko

Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) are macroscopic coherent matter waves that have revolutionized quantum science and atomic physics. They are essential to quantum simulation and sensing, for example underlying atom interferometers in space…

Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) in free fall constitute a promising source for space-borne matter-wave interferometry. Indeed, BECs enjoy a slowly expanding wave function, display a large spatial coherence and can be engineered and probed…

The effect of noise induced by gravitons on a Bose-Einstein condensate has been explored in (Phys. Rev. D 110 (2024) 026014; https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.110.026014). In the previous paper, we investigated the effects of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-03-06 Soham Sen , Sunandan Gangopadhyay

We explore the effect of mutual gravitational interaction between ultra-cold gas atoms on the dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC). Small amplitude oscillation of BEC is studied by applying variational technique to reduce the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-12-27 Patrick Das Gupta
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