Acoustic Black Holes in a Shock-Wave Exciton-Polariton Condensate
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| author | Cao, Junhui Wang, Jinling Bazarov, Kirill Jin, Chenqi Li, Huijun Nalitov, Anton Kavokin, Alexey |
| author_facet | Cao, Junhui Wang, Jinling Bazarov, Kirill Jin, Chenqi Li, Huijun Nalitov, Anton Kavokin, Alexey |
| contents | We demonstrate the spontaneous formation of acoustic black holes in exciton-polariton condensates triggered by discontinuous Riemann-type initial conditions. Starting from a quasi-conservative Gross-Pitaevskii model, we show that nonlinear dispersive shock waves naturally generate spatial regions where the local flow velocity exceeds the speed of sound, creating a self-induced transonic interface that functions as an acoustic horizon. Unlike previous schemes relying on externally engineered potentials or pump-loss landscapes, our approach reveals that the intrinsic nonlinear hydrodynamics of polariton fluids alone can lead to horizon formation. Using Whitham modulation theory and numerical simulations, we characterize the transition between subsonic and supersonic regimes and estimate the corresponding surface gravity and Hawking temperature. This mechanism opens a new route toward realizing polariton black holes and studying analogue gravitational effects, including Hawking-like emission, in Bose-Einstein quantum liquids. |
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| spellingShingle | Acoustic Black Holes in a Shock-Wave Exciton-Polariton Condensate Cao, Junhui Wang, Jinling Bazarov, Kirill Jin, Chenqi Li, Huijun Nalitov, Anton Kavokin, Alexey Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Quantum Gases General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology We demonstrate the spontaneous formation of acoustic black holes in exciton-polariton condensates triggered by discontinuous Riemann-type initial conditions. Starting from a quasi-conservative Gross-Pitaevskii model, we show that nonlinear dispersive shock waves naturally generate spatial regions where the local flow velocity exceeds the speed of sound, creating a self-induced transonic interface that functions as an acoustic horizon. Unlike previous schemes relying on externally engineered potentials or pump-loss landscapes, our approach reveals that the intrinsic nonlinear hydrodynamics of polariton fluids alone can lead to horizon formation. Using Whitham modulation theory and numerical simulations, we characterize the transition between subsonic and supersonic regimes and estimate the corresponding surface gravity and Hawking temperature. This mechanism opens a new route toward realizing polariton black holes and studying analogue gravitational effects, including Hawking-like emission, in Bose-Einstein quantum liquids. |
| title | Acoustic Black Holes in a Shock-Wave Exciton-Polariton Condensate |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Quantum Gases General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.23744 |