DOI

https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2023.1257370

Date of this Version

11-23-2023

Keywords

Bose–Einstein condensation, kinetic equation, spin–orbit-coupled Bose–Einstein condensate, ring-shaped Bose–Einstein systems, decay of current-carrying states, spin current decay, spin current oscillations

Abstract

While many phenomena in cold atoms and other Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) systems are often described using the mean-field approaches, understanding the kinetics of BECs requires the inclusion of particle scattering via the collision integral of the quantum Boltzmann equation. A rigorous approach for many problems in the dynamics of the BEC, such as the nucleation of the condensate or the decay of the persistent current, requires, in the presence of factors making a symmetry breaking possible, considering collisions with thermal atoms via the collision integral. These collisions permit the emergence of vorticity or other signatures of long-range order in the nucleation of the BEC or the transfer of angular momentum to thermal atoms in the decay of persistent current, due to corresponding terms in system Hamiltonians. Here, we also discuss the kinetics of spin–orbit-coupled BEC. The kinetic equation for the particle spin density matrix is derived. Numerical simulations demonstrate significant effects of the collision integral on the dynamics of the spin–orbit-coupled BEC upon quenching of the Raman coupling that generates synthetic electric and magnetic fields.

Comments

This is the published version of the Lyanda-Geller Y (2023) Evolution of Bose–Einstein condensate systems beyond the Gross–Pitaevskii equation. Front. Phys. 11:1257370. doi: 10.3389/fphy.2023.1257370

Download

Share

COinS