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arXiv:2012.05885 · Physical Review Research

Relaxation in an extended bosonic Josephson junction

Jan-Frederik Mennemann, I. E. Mazets, M. Pigneur, H. P. Stimming, Norbert J. Mauser, Jörg Schmiedmayer, S. Erne

Published Jun 10, 2021• 25 citations
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Abstract

The authors present a detailed three-dimensional numerical modeling and analysis of the relaxation dynamics in an extended bosonic Josephson junction realized by two tunnel-coupled elongated superfluids in a double well potential.
DOI
10.1103/physrevresearch.3.023197

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