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arxiv: 0904.0155 · v1 · submitted 2009-04-01 · ❄️ cond-mat.quant-gas · cond-mat.dis-nn

Effect of interactions on the diffusive expansion of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a 3D random potential

classification ❄️ cond-mat.quant-gas cond-mat.dis-nn
keywords condensateinteractionsbose-einsteincorrectiondiffusiveexpansionnonlinearpotential
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We theoretically study the influence of weak interactions on the diffusive expansion of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a three-dimensional random potential. For this purpose we develop a perturbative approach and calculate analytically the first-order nonlinear correction to the ensemble-averaged atomic density as a function of position and time. We find that interactions renormalize the typical diffusion coefficient of the condensate. The magnitude of the nonlinear correction is controlled by a single dimensionless parameter that includes both interaction and disorder strengths.

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