Theory of elementary excitations in unstable Bose-Einstein condensates
| dc.creator | Leonhardt, U. | |
| dc.creator | Kiss, T. | |
| dc.creator | Ohberg, P. | |
| dc.date | 2002-11-21 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:48:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:48:18Z | |
| dc.description | Like classical fluids, quantum gases may suffer from hydrodynamic instabilities. Our paper develops a quantum version of the classical stability analysis in fluids, the Bogoliubov theory of elementary excitations in unstable Bose-Einstein condensates. In unstable condensates the excitation modes have complex frequencies. We derive the normalization conditions for unstable modes such that they can serve in a mode decomposition of the non-condensed component. Furthermore, we develop approximative techniques to determine the spectrum and the mode functions. Finally, we apply our theory to a sonic white hole and find that the spectrum of unstable modes is intrinsically discrete. | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0211462 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0211462 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/20348 | |
| dc.subject | Soft Condensed Matter | |
| dc.title | Theory of elementary excitations in unstable Bose-Einstein condensates | |
| dc.type | text |