Dynamics and transport of Bose-Einstein condensates in bent potentials

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Main Authors: Roy, Rhombik, Alon, Ofir E
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Alon, Ofir E
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Alon, Ofir E
contents The dynamics of bosons in curved geometries have recently attracted significant interest in quantum many-body physics. Leveraging recent experimental advances in tailored trapping landscapes, we investigate the quantum transport of weakly interacting bosons in two-dimensional bent trapping potentials, showing that geometry alone can serve as a precise control knob for tunneling dynamics. Using time-adaptive many-body simulations, complemented by mean-field analysis and exact diagonalization, we analyze both static and dynamical properties of bosons confined in the bent potential. We reveal how bending an initially straight channel induces a transition from density localization to delocalization and drives the buildup of correlations in the ground state. In the dynamics, the bent acts as a tunable barrier that enables controllable tunneling: weak curvature allows coherent tunnelling across the bend, while stronger bent suppresses transport and enhances self-trapping. The tunneling rate can be precisely tuned by geometric parameters, establishing bent traps as versatile platforms for geometry-controlled quantum transport.
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spellingShingle Dynamics and transport of Bose-Einstein condensates in bent potentials
Roy, Rhombik
Alon, Ofir E
Quantum Gases
The dynamics of bosons in curved geometries have recently attracted significant interest in quantum many-body physics. Leveraging recent experimental advances in tailored trapping landscapes, we investigate the quantum transport of weakly interacting bosons in two-dimensional bent trapping potentials, showing that geometry alone can serve as a precise control knob for tunneling dynamics. Using time-adaptive many-body simulations, complemented by mean-field analysis and exact diagonalization, we analyze both static and dynamical properties of bosons confined in the bent potential. We reveal how bending an initially straight channel induces a transition from density localization to delocalization and drives the buildup of correlations in the ground state. In the dynamics, the bent acts as a tunable barrier that enables controllable tunneling: weak curvature allows coherent tunnelling across the bend, while stronger bent suppresses transport and enhances self-trapping. The tunneling rate can be precisely tuned by geometric parameters, establishing bent traps as versatile platforms for geometry-controlled quantum transport.
title Dynamics and transport of Bose-Einstein condensates in bent potentials
topic Quantum Gases
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.17383