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arXiv:1502.03274 · Physical Review A

Bogoliubov-wave turbulence in Bose-Einstein condensates

Kazuya Fujimoto, Makoto Tsubota

Published May 21, 2015• 27 citations
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Abstract

We theoretically and numerically study Bogoliubov-wave turbulence in three-dimensional atomic Bose-Einstein condensates with the Gross-Pitaevskii equation, investigating three spectra for the macroscopic wave function, the density distribution, and the Bogoliubov-wave distribution. In this turbulence, Bogoliubov waves play an important role in the behavior of these spectra, so that we call it Bogoliubov-wave turbulence. In a previous study [Proment et al., Phys. Rev. A 80, 051603(R) (2009)], a $\ensuremath{-}3/2$ power law in the spectrum for the macroscopic wave function was suggested by using weak wave turbulence theory, but we find that another $\ensuremath{-}7/2$ power law appears in both theoretical and numerical calculations. Furthermore, we focus on the spectrum for the density distribution, which can be observed in experiments, discussing the possibility of experimental observation. Through these analytical and numerical calculations, we also demonstrate that the previously neglected condensate dynamics induced by the Bogoliubov waves is remarkably important.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.91.053620

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When a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) is driven out of equilibrium, density waves interact nonlinearly and trigger turbulent cascades. In a turbulent BEC, energy is transferred toward small scales by a direct cascade, whereas the number of particles displays an inverse cascade toward large scales. In this work, we study analytically and numerically the direct and inverse cascades in wave-turbulent BECs. We analytically derive the Kolmogorov-Zakharov spectra, including the log correction to the direct cascade scaling and the universal prefactor constants for both cascades. We test and corroborate our predictions using high-resolution numerical simulations of the forced-dissipated Gross-Pitaevskii model in a periodic box and the corresponding wave-kinetic equation. Theoretical predictions and data are in excellent agreement, without adjustable parameters. Moreover, in order to connect with experiments, we test and validate our theoretical predictions using the Gross-Pitaevskii model with a confining cubic trap. Our results explain previous experimental observations and suggest new settings for future studies.
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We theoretically and numerically study spin wave turbulence in spin-1 ferromagnetic spinor Bose-Einstein condensates, finding direct and inverse cascades with power-law behavior. To derive these power exponents analytically, the conventional weak wave turbulence theory is applied to the spin-1 spinor Gross-Pitaevskii equation. Thus we obtain the $\ensuremath{-}7/3$ and $\ensuremath{-}5/3$ power laws in the transverse spin correlation function for the direct and inverse cascades, respectively. To confirm these power laws, numerical calculations are performed that obtain results consistent with these power laws.