Dispersive shock waves in a one-dimensional droplet-bearing environment

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Main Authors: Chandramouli, Sathyanarayanan, Mistakidis, Simeon I., Katsimiga, Garyfallia C., Kevrekidis, Panayotis G.
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author Chandramouli, Sathyanarayanan
Mistakidis, Simeon I.
Katsimiga, Garyfallia C.
Kevrekidis, Panayotis G.
author_facet Chandramouli, Sathyanarayanan
Mistakidis, Simeon I.
Katsimiga, Garyfallia C.
Kevrekidis, Panayotis G.
contents We demonstrate the controllable generation of distinct types of dispersive shock-waves emerging in a quantum droplet bearing environment with the aid of step-like initial conditions. Dispersive regularization of the ensuing hydrodynamic singularities occurs due to the competition between meanfield repulsion and attractive quantum fluctuations. This interplay delineates the dominance of defocusing (hyperbolic) and focusing (elliptic) hydrodynamic phenomena respectively being designated by real and imaginary speed of sound. Specifically, the symmetries of the extended Gross-Pitaevskii model lead to a three-parameter family, encompassing two densities and a relative velocity, of the underlying Riemann problem utilized herein. Surprisingly, dispersive shock waves persist across the hyperbolic-to-elliptic threshold, while a plethora of additional wave patterns arise, such as rarefaction waves, traveling dispersive shock waves, (anti)kinks and droplet wavetrains. The classification and characterization of these features is achieved by deploying Whitham modulation theory. Our results pave the way for unveiling a multitude of unexplored coherently propagating waveforms in such attractively interacting mixtures and should be detectable by current experiments.
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spellingShingle Dispersive shock waves in a one-dimensional droplet-bearing environment
Chandramouli, Sathyanarayanan
Mistakidis, Simeon I.
Katsimiga, Garyfallia C.
Kevrekidis, Panayotis G.
Pattern Formation and Solitons
Quantum Physics
35B36, 35Q55, 46N50
We demonstrate the controllable generation of distinct types of dispersive shock-waves emerging in a quantum droplet bearing environment with the aid of step-like initial conditions. Dispersive regularization of the ensuing hydrodynamic singularities occurs due to the competition between meanfield repulsion and attractive quantum fluctuations. This interplay delineates the dominance of defocusing (hyperbolic) and focusing (elliptic) hydrodynamic phenomena respectively being designated by real and imaginary speed of sound. Specifically, the symmetries of the extended Gross-Pitaevskii model lead to a three-parameter family, encompassing two densities and a relative velocity, of the underlying Riemann problem utilized herein. Surprisingly, dispersive shock waves persist across the hyperbolic-to-elliptic threshold, while a plethora of additional wave patterns arise, such as rarefaction waves, traveling dispersive shock waves, (anti)kinks and droplet wavetrains. The classification and characterization of these features is achieved by deploying Whitham modulation theory. Our results pave the way for unveiling a multitude of unexplored coherently propagating waveforms in such attractively interacting mixtures and should be detectable by current experiments.
title Dispersive shock waves in a one-dimensional droplet-bearing environment
topic Pattern Formation and Solitons
Quantum Physics
35B36, 35Q55, 46N50
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.02998