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arXiv:2304.05136 · Laser Physics

Unified theory of quantum crystals and optical lattices with Bose–Einstein condensate

Vyacheslav I. Yukalov

Published Apr 11, 2023• 1 citation
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Abstract

Abstract When interactions between particles are strong, at low temperature, these particles can form self-organized quantum crystals, and when the particles interact weakly, periodic structures can be imposed by external fields, e.g. by optical lattices. These opposite cases usually are treated separately, dealing either with quantum crystals or with optical lattices. Here the unified theory is developed for arbitrary particle interaction strength, treating in the frame of the same model both the limiting cases of quantum crystals and optical lattices, as well as the states intermediate between these two limits. Bose particles are considered, hence at low temperature in optical lattices Bose–Einstein condensation can happen, while it seems to be prohibited in ideal quantum crystals that do not contain mesoscopic regions of disorder, such as dislocations and grain boundaries.

DOI
10.1088/1555-6611/acc83e

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Basic properties of cold Bose atoms in optical lattices are reviewed. The main principles of correct self-consistent description of arbitrary systems with Bose-Einstein condensate are formulated. Theoretical methods for describing regular periodic lattices are presented. A special attention is paid to the discussion of Bose-atom properties in the frame of the boson Hubbard model. Optical lattices with arbitrary strong disorder, induced by random potentials, are treated. Possible applications of cold atoms in optical lattices are discussed, with an emphasis of their usefulness for quantum information processing and quantum computing. An important feature of the present review article, distinguishing it from other review works, is that theoretical fundamentals here are not just mentioned in brief, but are thoroughly explained. This makes it easy for the reader to follow the principal points without the immediate necessity of resorting to numerous publications in the field.
We consider interacting Bose particles in an external potential. It is shown that a Bose-Einstein condensate is possible at finite temperatures that describes a super solid in three dimensions (3D) for a wide range of potentials in the absence of an external potential. However, for 2D, a self-organized super solid exists for finite temperatures provided the interaction between bosons is nonlocal and of infinitely long-range. It is interesting that in the absence of the latter type of potential and in the presence of a lattice potential, there is no Bose-Einstein condensate and so in such a case, a 2D super solid is not possible at finite temperatures. We also propose the correct Bloch form of the condensate wave function valid for finite temperatures, which may be used as the correct trial wave function.