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| author | Heinonen, Vili Lukkarinen, Jani |
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| contents | We study the long-time behavior of a non-interacting two-dimensional quantum gas in a weak random potential with long-range correlations. Any peaked initial momentum distribution will eventually become isotropic and broaden due to scattering events with the random potential. We derive an expression for the long-time average of the momentum distribution and test it against computer simulations. We also discuss momentum isotropization and spatial diffusion. |
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| spellingShingle | Disorder-induced broadening of quantum momentum distribution Heinonen, Vili Lukkarinen, Jani Quantum Physics Quantum Gases Statistical Mechanics We study the long-time behavior of a non-interacting two-dimensional quantum gas in a weak random potential with long-range correlations. Any peaked initial momentum distribution will eventually become isotropic and broaden due to scattering events with the random potential. We derive an expression for the long-time average of the momentum distribution and test it against computer simulations. We also discuss momentum isotropization and spatial diffusion. |
| title | Disorder-induced broadening of quantum momentum distribution |
| topic | Quantum Physics Quantum Gases Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.20170 |