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arXiv:cond-mat/0612388 · AIP conference proceedings

BEC in a star-comb graph

Francesco Paolo Mancini, Pasquale Sodano, Andrea Trombettoni

Published Jan 1, 2007• 3 citations
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Abstract

We investigate the properties of free bosons hopping on a star‐comb network, discussing the single‐particle spectrum and the main thermodynamic equilibrium properties: Bose‐Einstein critical temperature, fraction of condensate, and spatial boson distribution. We find an enhancement of the critical temperature with respect to other inhomogeneous networks.

DOI
10.1063/1.2751999

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