Physics – Condensed Matter – Quantum Gases
Scientific paper
2012-03-28
Physics
Condensed Matter
Quantum Gases
7 pages, 6 figures
Scientific paper
We study the dynamical response of a Tonks-Girardeau gas on a ring induced by a moving delta-barrier potential. An exact solution based on the time-dependent Bose-Fermi mapping allows to obtain the particle current, its fluctuations and the drag force acting on the barrier. The exact solution is analyzed numerically as well as analytically in the perturbative regime of weak barrier strength. In the weak barrier limit the stirring drives the system into a state with net zero current for velocities $v$ smaller than $v_c=\pi\hbar /mL$, with $m$ the atomic mass and $L$ the ring circumference. At $v$ approaching $v_c$ angular momentum can be transferred to the fluid and a nonzero drag force arises. The existence of a velocity threshold for current generation indicates superfluid-like behavior of the mesoscopic Tonks-Girardeau gas, different from the non-superfluid behavior predicted for Tonks-Girardeau gas in an infinite tube.
Hekking Frank W. J.
Minguzzi Anna
Schenke Christoph
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