Josephson oscillations in split one-dimensional Bose gases

We consider the non-equilibrium dynamics of a weakly interacting Bose gas tightly confined to a highly elongated double well potential. We use a self-consistent time-dependent Hartree–Fock approximation in combination with a projection of the full three-dimensional theory to several coupled one-dime...

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Main Author: Yuri D. van Nieuwkerk, Jörg Schmiedmayer, Fabian H.L. Essler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciPost 2021-04-01
Series:SciPost Physics
Online Access:https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.10.4.090
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Summary:We consider the non-equilibrium dynamics of a weakly interacting Bose gas tightly confined to a highly elongated double well potential. We use a self-consistent time-dependent Hartree–Fock approximation in combination with a projection of the full three-dimensional theory to several coupled one-dimensional channels. This allows us to model the time-dependent splitting and phase imprinting of a gas initially confined to a single quasi one-dimensional potential well and obtain a microscopic description of the ensuing damped Josephson oscillations.
ISSN:2542-4653