Stochastic Gross-Pitaevskii equation for the dynamical thermalization of Bose-Einstein condensates.

Phys Rev Lett

Science Institute, University of Iceland, Dunhagi 3, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland and Division of Physics and Applied Physics, Nanyang Technological University, 637371 Singapore, Singapore.

Published: March 2013

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  • The theory focuses on energy relaxation in nonequilibrium bosonic particle condensates by incorporating interaction with a thermal bath of other particles.
  • It uses a Monte Carlo approach alongside an analysis of particle interactions, dynamic driving, and particle loss to provide a comprehensive explanation of experimental observations in Bose-Einstein condensates.
  • The framework is illustrated through its application to microcavity exciton polaritons, highlighting significant nonequilibrium phenomena relevant in solid-state systems.

Article Abstract

We present a theory for the description of energy relaxation in a nonequilibrium condensate of bosonic particles. The approach is based on coupling to a thermal bath of other particles (e.g., phonons in a crystal, or noncondensed atoms in a cold atom system), which are treated with a Monte Carlo type approach. Together with a full account of particle-particle interactions, dynamic driving, and particle loss, this offers a complete description of recent experiments in which Bose-Einstein condensates are seen to relax their energy as they propagate in real space and time. As an example, we apply the theory to the solid-state system of microcavity exciton polaritons, in which nonequilibrium effects are particularly prominent.

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