arXiv · 2510.19395
Lattice Unitarity: Saturated Collisional Resistivity in Hubbard Metals
Abstract
We investigate the interaction-induced resistivity of ultracold fermions in a three-dimensional optical lattice. In situ observations of transport dynamics enable the determination of real and imaginary resistivity. In the strongly interacting metallic regime, we observe a striking saturation of the current-dissipation rate towards a value that is independent of the interaction strength. This phenomenon is quantitatively captured by a dissipation model that uses a renormalized two-body scattering matrix. We further measure the temperature dependence of resistivity in the strongly interacting limit and discuss the predicted asymptotic high-temperature behavior. Our results provide a clear microscopic understanding of bounded resistivity of low-density metals, thus providing a useful benchmark for studies of strongly correlated atomic and electronic systems.
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Frank Corapi, Robyn T. Learn, Benjamin Driesen, Antoine Lefebvre, Xavier Leyronas, Frédéric Chevy, Cora J. Fujiwara, Joseph H. Thywissen. 2025-10-22. Lattice Unitarity: Saturated Collisional Resistivity in Hubbard Metals. https://doi.org/10.1103/bhw8-p536
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