Norm preserving stochastic field equation for an ideal Bose gas in a trap: numerical implementation and applications
arXiv:1009.3170 · doi:10.1088/0953-4075/43/24/245302
Abstract
Stochastic field equations represent a powerful tool to describe the thermal state of a trapped Bose gas. Often, such approaches are confronted with the old problem of an ultraviolet catastrophe, which demands a cutoff at high energies. In [arXiv:0809.1002, Phys. B 42, 081001 (2009)] we introduce a quantum stochastic field equation, avoiding the cutoff problem through a fully quantum approach based on the Glauber-Sudarshan P-function. For a close link to actual experimental setups the theory is formulated for a fixed particle number and thus based on the canonical ensemble. In this work the derivation and the non-trivial numerical implementation of the equation is explained in detail. We present applications for finite Bose gases trapped in a variety of potentials and show results for ground state occupation numbers and their equilibrium fluctuations. Moreover, we investigate spatial coherence properties by studying correlation functions of various orders.
arXiv comment11 pages, 6 figures
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