Cooperative stabilization of persistent currents in superfluid ring networks

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Hauptverfasser: Ciszak, Marzena, Grani, Nicola, Hernandez-Rajkov, Diego, Del Pace, Giulia, Roati, Giacomo, Marino, Francesco
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author Ciszak, Marzena
Grani, Nicola
Hernandez-Rajkov, Diego
Del Pace, Giulia
Roati, Giacomo
Marino, Francesco
author_facet Ciszak, Marzena
Grani, Nicola
Hernandez-Rajkov, Diego
Del Pace, Giulia
Roati, Giacomo
Marino, Francesco
contents Cooperative effects in oscillator networks are often associated with enhanced stability of phase-locked solutions, which increases with system size. We show that the stabilization of persistent currents in annular atomic superfluids with periodic barriers is a concrete manifestation of this phenomenon. Under the simplifying assumption of continuity of atomic flow across identical barriers, the system reduces to a ring of locally coupled Kuramoto-like oscillators. We analytically derive the stability diagram of phase-locked configurations and quantify their robustness to noise and small random initial imperfections, finding excellent agreement with experimental observations. These results are inherent to the ring topology and independent of the specific physical platform.
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spellingShingle Cooperative stabilization of persistent currents in superfluid ring networks
Ciszak, Marzena
Grani, Nicola
Hernandez-Rajkov, Diego
Del Pace, Giulia
Roati, Giacomo
Marino, Francesco
Quantum Gases
Superconductivity
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
Cooperative effects in oscillator networks are often associated with enhanced stability of phase-locked solutions, which increases with system size. We show that the stabilization of persistent currents in annular atomic superfluids with periodic barriers is a concrete manifestation of this phenomenon. Under the simplifying assumption of continuity of atomic flow across identical barriers, the system reduces to a ring of locally coupled Kuramoto-like oscillators. We analytically derive the stability diagram of phase-locked configurations and quantify their robustness to noise and small random initial imperfections, finding excellent agreement with experimental observations. These results are inherent to the ring topology and independent of the specific physical platform.
title Cooperative stabilization of persistent currents in superfluid ring networks
topic Quantum Gases
Superconductivity
Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.15121