Published September 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Phases of bosons or fermions in confined optical lattices

  • 1. University of South Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M (Denmark)

Description

Phases of Bose or Fermi atoms in optical lattices confined in harmonic traps are studied within the Thomas-Fermi approximation. Critical radii and particle numbers for the onset of Mott insulator states are calculated and phase diagrams are shown in one dimension, and estimated for two and three dimensions. Methods to observe these and phases such as d-wave superconductivity are discussed. Specifically, the collective modes are calculated

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Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
74
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 033608-033608.6
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

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(c) 2006 The American Physical Society