Probing quantum statistical mechanics with Bose gases: Non-trivial order parameter topology from a Bose-Einstein quench

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dc.creatorAnglin, J. R.
dc.creatorZurek, W. H.
dc.date2000-01-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:36:32Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:36:32Z
dc.descriptionThis is a less technical presentation of the ideas in quant-ph/9804035 [Phys Rev Lett 83 (1999), 1707-1710]. A second order phase transition induced by a rapid quench can lock out topological defects with densities far exceeding their equilibrium expectation values. This phenomenon is a generic prediction of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, and can appear in a wide range of physical systems. We discuss it qualitatively in the context of trapped dilute Bose-Einstein condensates, outline a simple quantitative theory based on the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equation, and briefly compare the results of quantum kinetic theory.
dc.description6 pages, 3 figures, to appear in the proceedings of ISQM Tokyo 98
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0001146
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0001146
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/15951
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleProbing quantum statistical mechanics with Bose gases: Non-trivial order parameter topology from a Bose-Einstein quench
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