Disorder-induced broadening of quantum momentum distribution

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Autores principales: Heinonen, Vili, Lukkarinen, Jani
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author Heinonen, Vili
Lukkarinen, Jani
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Lukkarinen, Jani
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