Generalized Josephson effect in an asymmetric double-well potential at finite temperatures

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  • Kateryna Korshynska
  • Sebastian Ulbricht

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  • Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
  • Technische Universität Braunschweig
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer043321
FachzeitschriftPhysical Review A
Jahrgang109
Ausgabenummer4
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 24 Apr. 2024

Abstract

We investigate a noninteracting many-particle bosonic system, placed in an asymmetric double-well potential. We first consider the dynamics of a single particle and determine its time-dependent probabilities to be in the left or the right well of the potential. These probabilities obey the standard Josephson equations, which in their many-particle interpretation also describe a globally coherent system, such as a Bose-Einstein condensate. This system exhibits the widely studied Josephson oscillations of the population imbalance between the wells. In our paper we go beyond the regime of global coherence by developing a formalism based on an effective density matrix. This formalism gives rise to a generalization of Josephson equations, which differ from the standard ones by an additional parameter, that has the meaning of the degree of fragmentation. We first consider the solution of the generalized Josephson equations in the particular case of thermal equilibrium at finite temperatures, and extend our discussion to the nonequilibrium regime afterwards. Our model leads to a constraint on the maximum amplitude of Josephson oscillations for a given temperature and the total number of particles. A detailed analysis of this constraint for typical experimental scenarios is given.

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Generalized Josephson effect in an asymmetric double-well potential at finite temperatures. / Korshynska, Kateryna; Ulbricht, Sebastian.
in: Physical Review A, Jahrgang 109, Nr. 4, 043321, 24.04.2024.

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Korshynska K, Ulbricht S. Generalized Josephson effect in an asymmetric double-well potential at finite temperatures. Physical Review A. 2024 Apr 24;109(4):043321. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.109.043321
Korshynska, Kateryna ; Ulbricht, Sebastian. / Generalized Josephson effect in an asymmetric double-well potential at finite temperatures. in: Physical Review A. 2024 ; Jahrgang 109, Nr. 4.
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