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Pairing, ferromagnetism, and condensation of a normal spin-1 Bose gas

Cornell Affiliated Author(s)

Author

S.S. Natu
E.J. Mueller

Abstract

We find the conditions under which the normal state of a spin-1 Bose gas is unstable toward condensation, ferromagnetism, liquid crystalline-like nematicity, and Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer-like pairing. When the spin-dependent interactions are much weaker than the density-density interaction there is direct transition from a featureless normal state to a fully ordered Bose-Einstein condensate with either ferromagnetic or nematic order. When the spin-independent and spin-dependent interactions are of comparable magnitude, we find several different symmetry breaking transitions at intermediate temperatures above the Bose-condensation transition temperature. We make predictions for the Tc for these transitions, and assess the role of magnetic field and finite system size. © 2011 American Physical Society.

Date Published

Journal

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volume

84

Issue

5

URL

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-81855226109&doi=10.1103%2fPhysRevA.84.053625&partnerID=40&md5=380182eddeb81ce5067a2e57aa423e2f

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevA.84.053625

Funding Source

0758104

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