Zero-temperature phase diagram of hard-sphere bosons in asymmetric three-dimensional optical lattices

We studied the superfluid-to-Mott-insulator transition for bosonic hard spheres loaded in asymmetric three-dimensional optical lattices by means of diffusion Monte Carlo calculations. The onset of the transition was monitored through the change in the chemical potential around the density correspond...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Gordillo, M.C., de Soto, Feliciano, Carbonell-Coronado, C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)
Repositorio:RIO. Repositorio Institucional Olavide
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:rio.upo.es:10433/985
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10433/985
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hard-sphere bosons
Optical lattices
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Sumario:We studied the superfluid-to-Mott-insulator transition for bosonic hard spheres loaded in asymmetric three-dimensional optical lattices by means of diffusion Monte Carlo calculations. The onset of the transition was monitored through the change in the chemical potential around the density corresponding to one particle per potential well. With this method, we were able to reproduce the results given in the literature for three-dimensional symmetric lattices and for systems whose asymmetry makes them equivalent to a set of quasi-one-dimensional tubes. The location of the same transition for asymmetric systems akin to a stack of quasi-two-dimensional lattices will be also given. Our results were checked against those given by a Bose-Hubbard model for similar arrangements.