Symmetry Breaking in Bose-Einstein Condensates
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 November 2020) | Viewed by 7926
Special Issue Editor
Interests: Bose-Einstein condensation; ultracold atoms; quantum statistical physics
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Dear Colleagues,
Bose-Einstein condensation is usually associated with spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) and off-diagonal long-range order (ODLRO). However, in systems with reduced dimensionality, quantum fluctuations make the SSB and ODLRO concepts more elusive, and new paradigms, such as quantum phase transition, quasi-condensate, and topological order, are needed. These new paradigms are also expected to play a crucial role in the presence of disorder, multi-components, Bose-Fermi mixtures, spin-orbit and Rabi couplings, long-range interaction potentials, and exotic confinements. The objective of the present Special Issue is to publish original papers and reviews which adequately represent the ongoing progress in this vast research area.
Prof. Dr. Luca Salasnich
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Off-diagonal long-range order
- Quantum phase transition
- Quasi-condensate
- Topological order
- Disorder
- Multi-components
- Bose-Fermi mixtures
- Spin-orbit
- Long-range interaction.