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arXiv:2308.01757 · Physical Review A

Random spin textures in turbulent spinor Bose-Einstein condensates

Jong Heum Jung, Junghoon Lee, J. C. Kim, Yong-il Shin

Published Oct 24, 2023• 5 citations
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Abstract

We numerically investigate the stationary turbulent states of spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensates under continuous spin driving. We analyze the entanglement entropy and magnetization correlation function to demonstrate the isotropic nature of the intricate spin texture that is generated in the nonequilibrium steady state. We observe a $\ensuremath{-}7/3$ power-law behavior in the spin-dependent interaction energy spectrum. To gain further insight into the statistical properties of the spin texture, we introduce a spin state ensemble obtained through position projection, revealing its close resemblance to the Haar random ensemble for spin-1 systems. We also present the probability distribution of the spin vector magnitude in the turbulent condensate, which can be tested in experiments. Our numerical study highlights the characteristics of stationary turbulence in the spinor Bose-Einstein condensate system and confirms previous experimental findings [D. Hong et al., Phys. Rev. A 108, 013318 (2023)].

DOI
10.1103/physreva.108.043309

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