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Quantum turbulence and correlations in Bose-Einstein condensate collisions
We investigate numerically simulated collisions between experimentally
realistic Bose-Einstein condensate wavepackets, within a regime where highly
populated scattering haloes are formed. The theoretical basis for this work is
the truncated Wigner method, for which we present a detailed derivation, paying
particular attention to its validity regime for colliding condensates. This
paper is an extension of our previous Letter [A. A. Norrie, R. J. Ballagh, and
C. W. Gardiner, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 040401 (2005)] and we investigate both
single-trajectory solutions, which reveal the presence of quantum turbulence in
the scattering halo, and ensembles of trajectories, which we use to calculate
quantum-mechanical correlation functions of the field
Quantum turbulence in condensate collisions: an application of the classical field method
We apply the classical field method to simulate the production of correlated
atoms during the collision of two Bose-Einstein condensates. Our
non-perturbative method includes the effect of quantum noise, and provides for
the first time a theoretical description of collisions of high density
condensates with very large out-scattered fractions. Quantum correlation
functions for the scattered atoms are calculated from a single simulation, and
show that the correlation between pairs of atoms of opposite momentum is rather
small. We also predict the existence of quantum turbulence in the field of the
scattered atoms--a property which should be straightforwardly measurable.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures: Rewritten text, replaced figure
Sum rule for response function in nonequilibrium Langevin systems
We derive general properties of the linear response functions of
nonequilibrium steady states in Langevin systems. These correspond to extension
of the results which were recently found in Hamiltonian systems [A. Shimizu and
T. Yuge, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. {\bf 79}, 013002 (2010)]. We discuss one of the
properties, the sum rule for the response function, in particular detail. We
show that the sum rule for the response function of the velocity holds in the
underdamped case, whereas it is violated in the overdamped case. This implies
that the overdamped Langevin models should be used with great care. We also
investigate the relation of the sum rule to an equality on the energy
dissipation in nonequilibrium Langevin systems, which was derived by Harada and
Sasa.Comment: 8 page
Quadripartite continuous-variable entanglement via quadruply concurrent downconversion
We investigate an intra-cavity coupled down-conversion scheme to generate
quadripartite entanglement using concurrently resonant nonlinearities. We
verify that quadripartite entanglement is present in this system by calculating
the output fluctuation spectra and then considering violations of optimized
inequalities of the van Loock-Furusawa type. The entanglement characteristics
both above and below the oscillation threshold are considered. We also present
analytic solutions for the quadrature operators and the van Loock-Furusawa
correlations in the undepleted pump approximation.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figure
A superconducting microwave multivibrator produced by coherent feedback
We investigate a coherent nonlinear feedback circuit constructed from
pre-existing superconducting microwave devices. The network exhibits emergent
bistable and astable states, and we demonstrate its operation as a latch and
the frequency locking of its oscillations. While the network is tedious to
model by hand, our observations agree quite well with the semiclassical
dynamical model produced by a new software package [N. Tezak et al.,
arXiv:1111.3081v1] that systematically interpreted an idealized schematic of
the system as a quantum optic feedback network.Comment: 9 double-spaced pages, 5 figures and supplement. To appear in Phys.
Rev. Let
Tripartite entanglement and threshold properties of coupled intracavity downconversion and sum-frequency generation
The process of cascaded downconversion and sum-frequency generation inside an
optical cavity has been predicted to be a potential source of three-mode
continuous-variable entanglement. When the cavity is pumped by two fields, the
threshold properties have been analysed, showing that these are more
complicated than in well-known processes such as optical parametric
oscillation. When there is only a single pumping field, the entanglement
properties have been calculated using a linearised fluctuation analysis, but
without any consideration of the threshold properties or critical operating
points of the system. In this work we extend this analysis to demonstrate that
the singly pumped system demonstrates a rich range of threshold behaviour when
quantisation of the pump field is taken into account and that asymmetric
polychromatic entanglement is available over a wide range of operational
parameters.Comment: 24 pages, 15 figure
Quantum Kinetic Theory VI: The Growth of a Bose-Einstein Condensate
A detailed analysis of the growth of a BEC is given, based on quantum kinetic
theory, in which we take account of the evolution of the occupations of lower
trap levels, and of the full Bose-Einstein formula for the occupations of
higher trap levels, as well as the Bose stimulated direct transfer of atoms to
the condensate level introduced by Gardiner et al. We find good agreement with
experiment at higher temperatures, but at lower temperatures the experimentally
observed growth rate is somewhat more rapid. We also confirm the picture of the
``kinetic'' region of evolution, introduced by Kagan et al., for the time up to
the initiation of the condensate. The behavior after initiation essentially
follows our original growth equation, but with a substantially increased rate
coefficient.
Our modelling of growth implicitly gives a model of the spatial shape of the
condensate vapor system as the condensate grows, and thus provides an
alternative to the present phenomenological fitting procedure, based on the sum
of a zero-chemical potential vapor and a Thomas-Fermi shaped condensate. Our
method may give substantially different results for condensate numbers and
temperatures obtained from phenomentological fits, and indicates the need for
more systematic investigation of the growth dynamics of the condensate from a
supersaturated vapor.Comment: TeX source; 29 Pages including 26 PostScript figure
Irrelevance of information outflow in opinion dynamics models
The Sznajd model for opinion dynamics has attracted a large interest as a
simple realization of the psychological principle of social validation. As its
most salient feature, it has been claimed that the Sznajd model is
qualitatively different from other ordering processes, because it is the only
one featuring outflow of information as opposed to inflow. We show that this
claim is unfounded by presenting a generalized zero-temperature Glauber-type of
dynamics which yields results indistinguishable from those of the Sznajd model.
In one-dimension we also derive an exact expression for the exit probability of
the Sznajd model, that turns out to coincide with the result of an analytical
approach based on the Kirkwood approximation. This observation raises
interesting questions about the applicability and limitations of this approach.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Phase-noise induced limitations on cooling and coherent evolution in opto-mechanical systems
We present a detailed theoretical discussion of the effects of ubiquitous
laser noise on cooling and the coherent dynamics in opto-mechanical systems.
Phase fluctuations of the driving laser induce modulations of the linearized
opto-mechanical coupling as well as a fluctuating force on the mirror due to
variations of the mean cavity intensity. We first evaluate the influence of
both effects on cavity cooling and find that for a small laser linewidth the
dominant heating mechanism arises from intensity fluctuations. The resulting
limit on the final occupation number scales linearly with the cavity intensity
both under weak and strong coupling conditions. For the strong coupling regime,
we also determine the effect of phase noise on the coherent transfer of single
excitations between the cavity and the mechanical resonator and obtain a
similar conclusion. Our results show that conditions for optical ground state
cooling and coherent operations are experimentally feasible and thus laser
phase noise does pose a challenge but not a stringent limitation for
opto-mechanical systems
Entanglement of mechanical oscillators coupled to a non-equilibrium environment
Recent experiments aim at cooling nanomechanical resonators to the ground
state by coupling them to non-equilibrium environments in order to observe
quantum effects such as entanglement. This raises the general question of how
such environments affect entanglement. Here we show that there is an optimal
dissipation strength for which the entanglement between two coupled oscillators
is maximized. Our results are established with the help of a general framework
of exact quantum Langevin equations valid for arbitrary bath spectra, in and
out of equilibrium. We point out why the commonly employed Lindblad approach
fails to give even a qualitatively correct picture
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