On the theory of superradiant scattering from Bose-Einstein condensate of dilute gas

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu A Avetisyan ◽  
E D Trifonov
Keyword(s):  
Einstein Condensate ◽  
Bose Einstein Condensate ◽  
Dilute Gas ◽  
Bose Einstein

scholarly journals Supersolidity of the $\alpha$ cluster structure in the nucleus $^{12}$C

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Ohkubo ◽  
J Takahashi ◽  
Y Yamanaka
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Model ◽  
Cluster Structure ◽  
Einstein Condensate ◽  
Effective Field ◽  
Ground Band ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Bose Einstein Condensate ◽  
Dilute Gas ◽  
Alpha Cluster ◽  
Bose Einstein

Abstract For more than half a century, the structure of $^{12}$C, such as the ground band, has been understood to be well described by the three $\alpha$ cluster model based on a geometrical crystalline picture. On the contrary, recently it has been claimed that the ground state of $^{12}$C is also well described by a nonlocalized cluster model without any of the geometrical configurations originally proposed to explain the dilute gas-like Hoyle state, which is now considered to be a Bose–Einstein condensate of $\alpha$ clusters. The challenging unsolved problem is how we can reconcile the two exclusive $\alpha$ cluster pictures of $^{12}$C, crystalline vs. nonlocalized structure. We show that the crystalline cluster picture and the nonlocalized cluster picture can be reconciled by noticing that they are a manifestation of supersolidity with properties of both crystallinity and superfluidity. This is achieved through a superfluid $\alpha$ cluster model based on effective field theory, which treats the Nambu–Goldstone zero mode rigorously. For several decades, scientists have been searching for a supersolid in nature. Nuclear $\alpha$ cluster structure is considered to be the first confirmed example of a stable supersolid.

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