Abstract
We propose a method for using ultracold atomic Bose-Einstein condensates to form an analog model of a relativistic massive field that carries charge and interacts with an external nondynamical gauge field. Such a scalar QED analog model may be useful for simulating various effects of quantum field theory involving charged particles, such as the Schwinger pair creation of charged phonons in a constant external field, and vacuum instability.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 043611 |
| Journal | Physical Review A |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 10 Apr 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics