arXiv · cond-mat/0102372
Spin correlation and Discrete symmetry in Spinor Bose-Einstein Condensates
Abstract
We study spin correlations in Bose-Einstein condensates of spin 1 bosons with scatterings dominated by a total spin equal 2 channel. We show the low energy spin dynamics in the system can be mapped into an $o(n)$ nonlinear sigma model(NL$σ$M). $n=3$ at the zero magnetic field limit and $n=2$ in the presence of weak magnetic fields. In an ordered phase, the ground state has a hidden $Z_2$ symmetry and is degenerate under the group $[U(1)\times S^{n-1}]/Z_2$. We explore consequences of the hidden symmetry and propose some measurements to probe it.
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Fei Zhou. 2001-08-25. Spin correlation and Discrete symmetry in Spinor Bose-Einstein Condensates. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.87.080401
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