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We propose a simple bose-fermi model in two dimensions, with a coupling that converts pairs of opposite spin fermions into localized bosons and vice versa. We show that tracing out one of the degrees, either the bosons or fermions,…
We perform a detailed study of the effective Lagrangian for the Goldstone mode of a superfluid Fermi gas at zero temperature in the whole BCS-BEC crossover. By using a derivative expansion of the response functions, we derive the most…
The existence of inequivalent representations in quantum field theory with {\it finitely} many degrees of freedom is shown. Their properties are exemplified and analysed for concrete and simple models. In particular the relations to…
We present an experimental study of the time of flight properties of a gas of ultra-cold fermions in the BEC-BCS crossover. Since interactions can be tuned by changing the value of the magnetic field, we are able to probe both non…
The BCS model of an isolated superconductor initially prepared in a nonequilibrium state, predicts the existence of interesting dynamical phenomena in the time-dependent order parameter as decaying oscillations, persistent oscillations and…
We study the zero temperature non-equilibrium dynamics of a fermionic superfluid in the BCS limit and in the presence of a drive leading to a time dependent chemical potential $\mu(t)$. We choose a periodic driving protocol characterized by…
We study the BCS gap equation for a Fermi gas with unequal population of spin-up and spin-down states. For $\cosh(\delta_\mu/T) \leq 2$, with $T$ the temperature and $\delta_\mu$ the chemical potential difference, the question of existence…
Synthetic non-Abelian gauge fields in cold atom systems produce a Rashba spin-orbit interaction described by a vector $\blam = (\lambda_x, \lambda_y, \lambda_z)$. It was recently shown [Phys. Rev. B 84, 014512 (2011)] that on increasing…
We extend Gor'kov theory to address superconducting pairing at high magnetic fields and general temperatures with arbitrary attractive interaction strength. This analysis begins with a new interpretation of the high-field Gor'kov gap…
As a signature of competing correlations, stripes occur in a variety of strongly correlated systems, such as high temperature superconductors (SCs) and quantum Hall effect. We study a double layer SC in the presence of a parallel magnetic…
We provide an analytic solution for the mean-field equations and for the relevant physical quantities at the Gaussian level, in terms of the complete elliptic integrals of the first and second kinds, for the crossover problem from BCS…
In this letter we discuss the validity of the ergodicity hypothesis in theories of violent relaxation in long-range interacting systems. We base our reasoning on the Hamiltonian Mean Field model and show that the life-time of…
The mutual interaction between Cooper pairs is proposed as a mechanism for the superconducting state. Above $T_c$, pre-existing but fluctuating Cooper pairs give rise to the unconventional {\it pseudogap} (PG) state, well-characterized by…
We theoretically investigate the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) to Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) crossover in a two-dimensional Fermi gas with the finite-range interaction by using the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov theory. Expanding the…
We use two truly canonical approaches to describe superconductivity in ultrasmall metallic grains: (a) a variational fixed-N projected BCS-like theory and (b) an exact solution of the model Hamiltonian developed by Richardson in context…
We combine matrix-product state (MPS) and Mean-Field (MF) methods to model the real-time evolution of a three-dimensional (3D) extended Hubbard system formed from one-dimensional (1D) chains arrayed in parallel with weak coupling in-between…
I analyze the low temperature limit of the BCS theory of s-wave single-band superconductors, when the attraction band may be asymmetric with respect to the chemical potential. I discuss equilibrium systems, taking consistently into account…
Recent experiments indicate that the excitation spectrum of the cuprates is characterised, in the superconducting state, by two energy scales: the ``coherence energy'' \Delta_c and the ``pseudogap'' \Delta_p. Here we consider a simple…
In the main part of this PhD thesis, we consider a periodically realized microscopic superconductor described by BCS theory, which is subject to external electromagnetic fields. We show that the superconductor is properly described by…
We present a general framework for analyzing inhomogeneous (color-) superconducting phases in mean-field approximation without restriction to the Ginzburg-Landau approach. As a first application, we calculate real gap functions with general…