Anisotropic dynamics of a spin-orbit-coupled Bose-Einstein condensate

作者:Martone Giovanni I*; Li Yun; Pitaevskii Lev P; Stringari Sandro
来源:Physical Review A, 2012, 86(6): 063621.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.86.063621

摘要

By calculating the density response function we identify the excitation spectrum of a Bose-Einstein condensate with equal Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling. We find that the velocity of sound along the direction of spin-orbit coupling is deeply quenched and vanishes when one approaches the second-order phase transition between the plane-wave and the zero momentum quantum phases. We also point out the emergence of a roton minimum in the excitation spectrum for small values of the Raman coupling, providing the onset of the transition to the stripe phase. Our findings point out the occurrence of a strong anisotropy in the dynamic behavior of the gas. A hydrodynamic description accounting for the collective oscillations in both uniform and harmonically trapped gases is also derived.

  • 出版日期2012-12-19