Collapse transition in mixtures of Bosons and Fermions

dc.creatorChui, S. T.
dc.creatorRyzhov, V. N.
dc.date2002-11-19
dc.date2003-01-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:48:15Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:48:15Z
dc.descriptionFor mixtures of Bose and Fermi alkali atoms, the Fermion degrees of freedom can be integrated out in their {\bf finite temperature} partition function. The final result can be expanded as a power series in the Boson density. Under appropriate conditions, the pairwise interaction between the bosons can be changed from positive to negative at a low enough temperature by the Fermion-mediated term and the Boson cloud may then collapse. For attractive Fermion-Boson interactions, there is also a collapse of the Fermion cloud. This transition is first order (discontinuous) because the leading order nonlinear interaction term between the Bosons is {\bf third order in Boson density with a negative coefficient}. We discuss the finite temperature phase diagram of this transition. Our result may provide for an explanation of recent experimental observations by Modungo and coworkers.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0211411
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0211411
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/20331
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleCollapse transition in mixtures of Bosons and Fermions
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