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arXiv:cond-mat/0004100 · Europhysics Letters (EPL)

Bose-Einstein condensation in inhomogeneous Josephson arrays

Raffaella Burioni, Davide Cassi, I. Meccoli, Mario Rasetti, Sofia Regina, Pasquale Sodano, A. Vezzani

Published Nov 1, 2000• 65 citations
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Abstract

We show that spatial Bose-Einstein condensation of non-interacting bosons occurs in dimension d < 2 over discrete structures with inhomogeneous topology and with no need of external confining potentials. Josephson junction arrays provide a physical realization of this mechanism. The topological origin of the phenomenon may open the way to the engineering of quantum devices based on Bose-Einstein condensation. The comb array, which embodies all the relevant features of this effect, is studied in detail.

DOI
10.1209/epl/i2000-00431-5

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