Generalized cold-atom simulators for vacuum decay
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| author | Jenkins, Alexander C. Moss, Ian G. Billam, Thomas P. Hadzibabic, Zoran Peiris, Hiranya V. Pontzen, Andrew |
| author_facet | Jenkins, Alexander C. Moss, Ian G. Billam, Thomas P. Hadzibabic, Zoran Peiris, Hiranya V. Pontzen, Andrew |
| contents | Cold-atom analog experiments are a promising new tool for studying relativistic vacuum decay, enabling one to empirically probe early-Universe theories in the laboratory. However, existing proposals place stringent requirements on the atomic scattering lengths that are challenging to realize experimentally. Here we eliminate these restrictions and show that any stable mixture between two states of a bosonic isotope can be used as a faithful relativistic analog. This greatly expands the landscape of suitable experiments, and will expedite efforts to study vacuum decay with cold atoms. |
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| spellingShingle | Generalized cold-atom simulators for vacuum decay Jenkins, Alexander C. Moss, Ian G. Billam, Thomas P. Hadzibabic, Zoran Peiris, Hiranya V. Pontzen, Andrew Quantum Gases Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory Cold-atom analog experiments are a promising new tool for studying relativistic vacuum decay, enabling one to empirically probe early-Universe theories in the laboratory. However, existing proposals place stringent requirements on the atomic scattering lengths that are challenging to realize experimentally. Here we eliminate these restrictions and show that any stable mixture between two states of a bosonic isotope can be used as a faithful relativistic analog. This greatly expands the landscape of suitable experiments, and will expedite efforts to study vacuum decay with cold atoms. |
| title | Generalized cold-atom simulators for vacuum decay |
| topic | Quantum Gases Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.02156 |