Physics – Condensed Matter – Quantum Gases
Scientific paper
2010-12-22
Phys. Rev. A 84, 023631 (2011)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Quantum Gases
9 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.84.023631
In the field of ultracold atoms in optical lattices a plethora of phenomena governed by the hopping energy $J$ and the interaction energy $U$ have been studied in recent years. However, the trapping potential typically present in these systems sets another energy scale and the effects of the corresponding time scale on the quantum dynamics have rarely been considered. Here we study the quantum collapse and revival of a lattice Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in an arbitrary spatial potential, focusing on the special case of harmonic confinement. Analyzing the time evolution of the single-particle density matrix, we show that the physics arising at the (temporally) recurrent quantum phase revivals is essentially captured by an effective single particle theory. This opens the possibility to prepare exotic non-equilibrium condensate states with a large degree of freedom by engineering the underlying spatial lattice potential.
Bissbort Ulf
Buchhold Michael
Hofstetter Walter
Will Sebastian
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