Quantum droplets are formed in quantum many-body systems when the competition of quantum corrections with the mean-field interaction yields a stable self-bound quantum liquid. We predict the emergence of a quantum droplet when a Bose-Einstein condensate is placed in an optical resonator with transverse pumping. The strong coupling between the atoms and the cavity mode induces long-range interactions in the atoms and a roton mode for negative cavity detuning emerges. Using a Bogoliubov theory, we show that the roton mode competes with the repulsive atomic $s$-wave scattering. Due to the favorable scaling of the quantum fluctuations with respect to the volume, a self-bound stable quantum liquid emerges.
Rabi-coupling-induced three-component quantum droplet in ultracold Bose gases
Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院物理研究所凝聚态物理国家实验室);School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院大学物理科学学院);Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong(香港中文大学物理系)
Phase-induced vortex pinning in rotating supersolid dipolar systems
University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU(巴斯克联邦大学);IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science(伊卡巴斯基奎基金会);Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales(布宜诺斯艾利斯大学理学院);CONICET - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Física de Buenos Baires (IFIBA)(阿根廷国家科学研究委员会-布宜诺斯艾利斯大学,布宜诺斯艾利斯物理研究所)