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arxiv: 2605.17940 · v1 · pith:4XM7X6YCnew · submitted 2026-05-18 · ❄️ cond-mat.quant-gas · cond-mat.supr-con

Shapiro steps of superfluid Fermi gases in a ring trap across the BCS--BEC crossover

Hikaru Kuriki , Masaya Kunimi , Tetsuro Nikuni This is my paper

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keywords Shapiro stepssuperfluid Fermi gasesBCS-BEC crossoverring trapJosephson junctionphase slipssolitons
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Superfluid Fermi gases in a ring trap show Shapiro steps with chemical potential difference quantized in units of ħω/2 across the BCS-BEC crossover.

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The authors simulate the driven dynamics of a superfluid Fermi gas in a ring-shaped trap using a moving potential barrier that acts as a Josephson junction. They combine a constant barrier velocity with an oscillating component and track the resulting chemical potential difference. Clear plateaus appear where the average chemical potential locks to multiples of half the oscillation frequency, and this behavior holds for interaction strengths ranging from the BCS regime of loosely paired fermions to the BEC regime of tightly bound molecules. The steps are explained by the repeated formation of solitons at the barrier that cause synchronized jumps in the phase difference between the two sides of the ring.

Core claim

Using time-dependent Bogoliubov-de Gennes simulations, the work demonstrates that low-order Shapiro steps occur in the barrier-velocity versus chemical-potential-difference characteristic for superfluid Fermi gases in ring traps. The time-averaged chemical potential difference becomes quantized in units of ħω/2 over a wide range of interaction strengths in the phase-coherent regime. Microscopic inspection shows these steps result from periodic soliton generation that mediates synchronized phase slips at the barrier.

What carries the argument

Periodic soliton generation at the moving barrier, which drives synchronized phase slips leading to the observed quantization of the chemical potential difference.

If this is right

  • The quantization occurs in units of ħω/2 because the BdG framework defines the chemical potential per single fermion.
  • These steps persist across the entire BCS-BEC crossover as long as phase coherence is maintained.
  • The mechanism provides a microscopic picture for nonequilibrium phase dynamics in topologically nontrivial atomtronic circuits.
  • Similar behavior is expected in other driven fermionic superfluid systems with ring geometry.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The results suggest that soliton-based phase control could be used to stabilize currents in future atomtronic devices.
  • Experiments with ultracold Fermi gases could directly image the solitons to confirm the proposed origin of the steps.
  • Extending the model to include finite temperature or beyond-mean-field effects would test the robustness of the steps in more realistic settings.

Load-bearing premise

The time-dependent Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations accurately capture the nonequilibrium dynamics without important corrections from effects beyond the mean-field approximation.

What would settle it

High-resolution imaging during the drive that fails to show periodic soliton formation at the barrier while steps are still observed would challenge the proposed microscopic mechanism.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.17940 by Hikaru Kuriki, Masaya Kunimi, Tetsuro Nikuni.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1. Schematic illustration of a ring-trapped Fermi super [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2. Relationship between the DC barrier velocity [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3. (a) Capacitance [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4. Dynamics of the order parameter ∆( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5. Time evolution of the local velocity [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: FIG. 6. Relationship between the DC barrier velocity [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: FIG. 7. (a) Amplitude dependence and (b) frequency depen [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: FIG. 8. Dynamics of the amplitude and phase of the order parameter ∆( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: FIG. 9. Winding number [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 11. Figure 11: shows the resulting N dependence of the scaled chemical potential ˜µ(N) ≡ µ(N)/EF(N) for dif￾ferent interaction regimes. To accurately evaluate the derivative from the discrete numerical data, we apply a Savitzky-Golay filter [82] with a window size of 11 points and a polynomial order of 3, followed by a cubic spline interpolation. Since the Fermi energy itself depends on the particle number as EF(N) = EF… view at source ↗
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We investigate the transport properties of a superfluid Fermi gas confined in a ring trap with a moving potential barrier across the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) to Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) crossover. Employing time-dependent Bogoliubov--de Gennes (BdG) equations, we simulate the dynamics of a Josephson junction biased by both DC and AC currents. Over a wide range of interaction strengths, we observe clear low-order Shapiro-step plateaus in the barrier-velocity--chemical-potential-diffenrence, within the phase-coherent regime, where the time-averaged chemical potential difference is quantized in units of $\hbar\omega/2$. This factor of $1/2$ reflects our convention of defining the chemical potential per single fermion in the BdG framework. Microscopic analysis reveals that these fundamental steps originate from synchronized phase slips mediated by periodic soliton generation at the barrier. Our findings clarify the role of interaction regimes in the nonequilibrium phase dynamics of ring-trapped fermionic superfluids and provide microscopic insights relevant to future studies of atomtronic systems with nontrivial topology.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript uses time-dependent Bogoliubov-de Gennes (BdG) simulations to study the dynamics of a superfluid Fermi gas in a ring trap with a moving barrier, biased by DC and AC currents across the BCS-BEC crossover. It reports clear low-order Shapiro-step plateaus in the barrier-velocity--chemical-potential-difference relation within the phase-coherent regime, with the time-averaged chemical potential difference quantized in units of ħω/2 (arising from the per-fermion chemical potential convention in BdG), and attributes these to synchronized soliton-mediated phase slips.

Significance. If the results are robust, the work provides microscopic insights into nonequilibrium Josephson dynamics and phase-slip synchronization in topologically nontrivial fermionic superfluids, with relevance to atomtronic systems. The broad interaction-range coverage and explicit link to the BdG convention are strengths, though the simulation-based nature limits direct falsifiability.

major comments (2)
  1. [Methods] Methods section: The time-dependent BdG implementation lacks reported details on numerical convergence (e.g., grid resolution, time-step size, or tolerance criteria), which are load-bearing for confirming that the observed plateaus are not artifacts of discretization or truncation in the driven, nonequilibrium regime.
  2. [Results and Discussion] Results and Discussion: The central claim of stable Shapiro plateaus across the crossover rests on the quantitative validity of mean-field BdG for fluctuation-sensitive phase-slip synchronization; in the BCS regime this approximation is known to miss pair-fluctuation effects that could broaden or suppress the steps, yet no tests against beyond-mean-field approaches or regime-specific diagnostics are provided.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: Typo in 'chemical-potential-diffenrence' should be corrected to 'chemical-potential-difference'.
  2. [Introduction] Throughout: The precise definition of the chemical potential per fermion (leading to the ħω/2 unit) should be stated explicitly with reference to the BdG quasiparticle spectrum to aid readers.

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We thank the referee for the constructive and positive review of our manuscript. We appreciate the recognition of the potential insights our work provides into nonequilibrium Josephson dynamics in fermionic superfluids. We address each major comment below and will revise the manuscript to incorporate the suggested improvements where appropriate.

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  1. Referee: [Methods] Methods section: The time-dependent BdG implementation lacks reported details on numerical convergence (e.g., grid resolution, time-step size, or tolerance criteria), which are load-bearing for confirming that the observed plateaus are not artifacts of discretization or truncation in the driven, nonequilibrium regime.

    Authors: We agree that explicit documentation of numerical convergence parameters is necessary to establish the robustness of the reported Shapiro steps. In the revised manuscript, we will add a new subsection to the Methods section specifying the spatial grid resolution, time-step size, and convergence tolerances employed in the time-dependent BdG simulations. We will also include results from convergence tests showing that the positions and widths of the low-order plateaus remain unchanged under moderate variations of these parameters, confirming that the features are not numerical artifacts. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Results and Discussion] Results and Discussion: The central claim of stable Shapiro plateaus across the crossover rests on the quantitative validity of mean-field BdG for fluctuation-sensitive phase-slip synchronization; in the BCS regime this approximation is known to miss pair-fluctuation effects that could broaden or suppress the steps, yet no tests against beyond-mean-field approaches or regime-specific diagnostics are provided.

    Authors: We acknowledge the known limitations of the mean-field BdG approximation in the deep BCS regime, where pair fluctuations can influence phase-slip dynamics. Our simulations are restricted to the phase-coherent regime, where prior studies have shown that BdG captures the essential synchronization of soliton-mediated phase slips. In the revision, we will expand the discussion to explicitly delineate the regime of validity of our approach, cite relevant comparisons between BdG and beyond-mean-field treatments in the literature, and include additional diagnostics (such as the spatial profiles of the order parameter and density during the synchronized slips) to support the stability of the plateaus. A direct quantitative benchmark against beyond-mean-field methods lies outside the computational scope of the present study. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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Numerical simulation of TD-BdG dynamics yields observed Shapiro plateaus with no reduction to fitted inputs or self-citation chains

full rationale

The paper reports direct numerical integration of the time-dependent Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations for a driven ring-trapped Fermi gas. The central observation of low-order Shapiro-step plateaus with time-averaged chemical-potential difference quantized at ħω/2 is presented as an output of that integration, with the factor of 1/2 explicitly tied to the per-fermion convention inside the BdG framework rather than derived as an independent result. No parameter fitting to data subsets followed by re-labeling as prediction occurs, no uniqueness theorem is invoked via self-citation, and no ansatz is smuggled through prior work. The derivation chain is therefore the numerical solution itself; the reported plateaus are not equivalent to the input equations by construction.

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The central claim rests on the applicability of the time-dependent BdG mean-field framework to driven ring-trap dynamics and on the identification of a phase-coherent regime without additional beyond-mean-field or fluctuation corrections.

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  • domain assumption Time-dependent BdG equations accurately capture the nonequilibrium phase dynamics and soliton-mediated phase slips in the driven ring geometry.
    Invoked throughout the simulation description in the abstract.

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