Critical dynamics of the superfluid phase transition in Model F

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Auteurs principaux: Chattopadhyay, Chandrodoy, Maguire, Robert, Ott, Josh, Schaefer, Thomas, Skokov, Vladimir V.
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author Chattopadhyay, Chandrodoy
Maguire, Robert
Ott, Josh
Schaefer, Thomas
Skokov, Vladimir V.
author_facet Chattopadhyay, Chandrodoy
Maguire, Robert
Ott, Josh
Schaefer, Thomas
Skokov, Vladimir V.
contents We describe numerical simulations of the critical dynamics near the superfluid phase transition. The calculations are based on an implementation of a stochastic hydrodynamic theory known as model F in the classification of Hohenberg and Halperin. This theory is expected to describe dynamic scaling near the lambda transition in liquid $^4$He, Bose-Einstein condensation in ultracold atomic gases, and the superfluid transition in the unitary Fermi gas. Our simulation is based on a Metropolis algorithm previously applied to the critical endpoint of the liquid-gas phase transition in ordinary fluids. In the model E truncation of model F we obtain the expected dynamical exponent $z\simeq 3/2$. We observe the emergence of a propagating second sound mode at the phase transition. The second sound diffusivity $D_s$ is consistent with the scaling relation $D_s\sim ξ^{x_κ}$, where $ξ$ is the correlation length and $x_κ=1/2$.
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spellingShingle Critical dynamics of the superfluid phase transition in Model F
Chattopadhyay, Chandrodoy
Maguire, Robert
Ott, Josh
Schaefer, Thomas
Skokov, Vladimir V.
Quantum Gases
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
We describe numerical simulations of the critical dynamics near the superfluid phase transition. The calculations are based on an implementation of a stochastic hydrodynamic theory known as model F in the classification of Hohenberg and Halperin. This theory is expected to describe dynamic scaling near the lambda transition in liquid $^4$He, Bose-Einstein condensation in ultracold atomic gases, and the superfluid transition in the unitary Fermi gas. Our simulation is based on a Metropolis algorithm previously applied to the critical endpoint of the liquid-gas phase transition in ordinary fluids. In the model E truncation of model F we obtain the expected dynamical exponent $z\simeq 3/2$. We observe the emergence of a propagating second sound mode at the phase transition. The second sound diffusivity $D_s$ is consistent with the scaling relation $D_s\sim ξ^{x_κ}$, where $ξ$ is the correlation length and $x_κ=1/2$.
title Critical dynamics of the superfluid phase transition in Model F
topic Quantum Gases
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.21479