Superfluidity versus Bose-Einstein condensation in a Bose gas with disorder

G. E. Astrakharchik, J. Boronat, J. Casulleras, and S. Giorgini
Phys. Rev. A 66, 023603 – Published 9 August 2002
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Abstract

We investigate the phenomenon of Bose-Einstein condensation and superfluidity in a Bose gas at zero temperature with disorder. By using the diffusion Monte Carlo method, we calculate the superfluid and the condensate fraction of the system as a function of density and strength of disorder. In the regime of weak disorder we find agreement with the analytical results obtained within the Bogoliubov model. For strong disorder the system enters an unusual regime where the superfluid fraction is smaller than the condensate fraction.

  • Received 9 November 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.66.023603

©2002 American Physical Society

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G. E. Astrakharchik1, J. Boronat2, J. Casulleras2, and S. Giorgini1

  • 1Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento and Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia, I-38050 Povo, Italy
  • 2Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Campus Nord B4-B5, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, E-08034 Barcelona, Spain

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Vol. 66, Iss. 2 — August 2002

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