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Quantum droplets are a quantum analogue to classical fluid droplets in that they are self-bound and display liquid-like properties -- such as incompressibility and surface tension -- though their stability is the result of quantum…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2023-07-25 Thomas A. Flynn , Luca Parisi , Thomas P. Billam , Nick G. Parker

We present a density-functional theory (DFT) approach to the study of the phase diagram of the maximum density droplet (MDD) in two-dimensional quantum dots in a magnetic field. Within the lowest Landau level (LLL) approximation, analytical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-30 M. Ferconi , G. Vignale

Quantum droplets have been recently observed in dipolar Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) and in BEC mixtures. This forms the motivation for us to explore the dynamics of these droplets. We make use of the Extended Gross-Pitaevski equation…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-08-14 Akshat Pandey , Ayan Khan

Quantum droplets (QDs), formed by ultradilute quantum fluids under the action of the Lee-Huang-Yang (LHY) effect, provide a unique platform for investigating a wide range of macroscopic quantum effects. Recent studies of QDs' breathing…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2026-04-23 Zibin Zhao , Guilong Li , Zhaopin Chen , Huan-Bo Luo , Bin Liu , Boris A. Malomed , Yongyao Li

We present an ``orbital'' free density functional theory for computing the quantum ground state of atomic clusters and liquids. Our approach combines the Bohm hydrodynamical description of quantum mechanics with an information theoretical…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-08-31 Sean W. Derrickson , Eric R. Bittner

A density functional theory is developed for fermions in one dimension, interacting via a delta-function. Such systems provide a natural testing ground for questions of principle, as the local density approximation should work well for…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 R. J. Magyar , K. Burke

More than half of a century has passed since the free energy of classical fluids defined by second Legendre transform was derived as a functional of density-density correlation function. It is now becoming an increasingly significant issue…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-12-05 Hiroshi Frusawa

We discuss the density fluctuations of a fluid due to zero point motion. These can be regarded as density fluctuations in the phonon vacuum state. We assume a linear dispersion relation with a fixed speed of sound and calculate the density…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-04-22 L. H. Ford , N. F. Svaiter

A generalization of the Density Functional Theory is proposed. The theory developed leads to single-particle equations of motion with a quasi-local mean-field operator, which contains a quasi-particle position-dependent effective mass and a…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 V. B. Soubbotin , V. I. Tselyaev , X. Vinas

In the limit when the two-body scattering length $a$ is negative and much larger than the effective two-body interaction radius the contribution to the ground state energy due to the three-body correlations is given by the Efimov effect.…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2011-08-12 Aurel Bulgac

We revisit the Bogoliubov theory of quantum droplets proposed by Petrov {[}Phys. Rev. Lett. \textbf{115}, 155302 (2015){]} for an ultracold Bose-Bose mixture, where the mean-field collapse is stabilized by the Lee-Huang-Yang quantum…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2020-11-09 Hui Hu , Xia-Ji Liu

Near-critical thermodynamics in the hard-sphere (1,1) electrolyte is well described, at a classical level, by Debye-Hueckel (DH) theory with (+,-) ion pairing and dipolar-pair-ionic-fluid coupling. But DH-based theories do not address…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 Benjamin P. Lee , Michael E. Fisher

We explore the formation of one-dimensional two-component quantum droplets with intercomponent particle imbalance using an ab-initio many-body method. It is shown that for moderate particle imbalance each component maintains its droplet…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2024-09-02 I. A. Englezos , P. Schmelcher , S. I. Mistakidis

The Lee-Huang-Yang (LHY) energy correction at the edge of the mean-field stability regime is known to give rise to beyond mean-field structures in a wide variety of systems. In this work, we analytically derive the LHY energy for two-,…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-11-26 I. A. Englezos , P. Schmelcher , S. I. Mistakidis

We investigate a dilute Bose gas with both a short-range contact and an effective long-range interaction between the atoms. The latter is induced by the strong coupling to a cavity light mode and is spatially characterized by a periodic…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-09-08 Leon Mixa , Milan Radonjić , Axel Pelster , Michael Thorwart

The beyond-mean-field corrections appropriate to a bosonic many-body system experiencing a density-dependent gauge potential are derived, and from this the dimensional hierarchy of quantum droplet solutions are explored. Non-stationary…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-04-28 Matthew Edmonds , Patrik Öhberg

We introduce a new form of density functional theory for the {\em ab initio} description of electronic systems in contact with a molecular liquid environment. This theory rigorously joins an electron density-functional for the electrons of…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-11 Sahak Petrosyan , Jean-Francois Briere , David Roundy , T. A. Arias

Using density functional theory, we investigate fluctuations of the ground state energy of spin-polarized, disordered quantum dots in the metallic regime. To compare to experiment, we evaluate the distribution of addition energies and find…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 K. Hirose , F. Zhou , N. Wingreen

Quantum droplets are formed in quantum many-body systems when the competition of quantum corrections with the mean-field interaction yields a stable self-bound quantum liquid. We predict the emergence of a quantum droplet when a…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-09-08 Leon Mixa , Milan Radonjić , Axel Pelster , Michael Thorwart

The problem of calculating collective density fluctuations in quantum liquids is revisited. A fully quantum mechanical self-consistent treatment based on a quantum mode-coupling theory [E. Rabani and D.R. Reichman, J. Chem. Phys.116, 6271…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 Eran Rabani , David R. Reichman