Physics – Condensed Matter – Quantum Gases
Scientific paper
2009-05-11
Physics
Condensed Matter
Quantum Gases
Added the discussion of stability of the parity effect under small perturbations and the inhomogeneity of the lattice; 4 pages
Scientific paper
It is shown that for a $N$-boson system the parity of $N$ can be responsible for a qualitative difference in the system response to variation of a parameter. The nonlinear boson model is considered, which describes tunneling of boson pairs between two distinct modes $X_{1,2}$ of the same energy and applies to a Bose-Einstein condensate in an optical lattice. By varying the lattice depth one induces the parity-dependent quantum switching, i.e. $X_1\to X_2$ for even $N$ and $X_1\to X_1$ for odd $N$, for arbitrarily large $N$. A simple scheme is proposed for observation of the parity effect on the \textit{mesoscopic scale} by using the bounce switching regime, which is insensitive to the initial state preparation (as long as only one of the two $X_l$ modes is significantly populated), stable under small perturbations and requires an experimentally accessible coherence time.
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