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arXiv:2010.06634 · Physical Review Research

Functional theory for Bose-Einstein condensates

Julia Liebert, Christian Schilling

Published Mar 26, 2021• 14 citations
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Abstract

The authors derive the universal one-matrix functional for Bose-Einstein condensates and show the existence of a Bose-Einstein force which identifies quantum depletion as a direct consequence of the geometry of density matrices.
DOI
10.1103/physrevresearch.3.013282

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