Robustness of discrete semifluxons in closed Bose-Hubbard chains

We present the properties of the ground state and low-energy excitations of Bose-Hubbard chains with a geometry that varies from open to closed and with a tunable twisted link. In the vicinity of the symmetric π-flux case the system behaves as an interacting gas of discrete semifluxons for finite ch...

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Autores: Gallemí Camacho, Albert, Guilleumas, Montserrat, Martorell Domenech, Juan, Mayol Sánchez, Ricardo, Polls Martí, Artur, Juliá-Díaz, Bruno
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/101700
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/101700
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Teoria quàntica
Control de robustesa
Bosons
Quantum theory
Robust control
Descrição
Resumo:We present the properties of the ground state and low-energy excitations of Bose-Hubbard chains with a geometry that varies from open to closed and with a tunable twisted link. In the vicinity of the symmetric π-flux case the system behaves as an interacting gas of discrete semifluxons for finite chains and interactions in the Josephson regime. The energy spectrum of the system is studied by direct diagonalization and by solving the corresponding Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations. The atom-atom interactions are found to enhance the presence of strongly correlated macroscopic superpositions of semifluxons.