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arXiv:physics/0503221 · Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics

On the stability of Bose–Fermi mixtures

Tomasz Karpiuk, Mirosław Brewczyk, Mariusz Gajda, Kazimierz Rza̧żewski

Published Jun 14, 2005• 25 citations
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Abstract

We consider the stability of a mixture of degenerate Bose and Fermi gases. Even though the bosons effectively repel each other, the mixture can still collapse provided the Bose and Fermi gases attract each other strongly enough. For a given number of atoms and the strengths of the interactions between them, we find the geometry of a maximally compact trap that supports the stable mixture. We compare a simple analytical estimation for the critical axial frequency of the trap with results based on the numerical solution of hydrodynamic equations for the Bose–Fermi mixture.

DOI
10.1088/0953-4075/38/13/l02

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