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Ebb and flow of superfluids: Bose-Einstein condensates far from equilibrium (2010–2014)

Abstract:
Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) are minuscule clouds of millions of atoms that have coalesced into a clean and controllable droplet of quantum superfluid. BECs share many features of superconductors: they flow without resistance and only rotate by forming tiny quantum tornadoes. This proposal will develop a new theory needed to describe the dynamics of how BECs form, decay, and reach steady-state. We will also design and perform experiments to test and refine our theoretical predictions. Understanding the dynamics of BECs will provide insights to other important problems: the properties of turbulence in fluids, the nature of condensates in semiconductors, and how phase transitions occur and their relation to the birth of the universe.
Grant type:
ARC Discovery Projects
Researchers:

  • Professor Matthew Davis

    Professor
    School of Mathematics and Physics
    Faculty of Science
    Professor
    School of Mathematics and Physics
    Faculty of Science
    Affiliate of ARC COE for Engineered
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems
    Faculty of Science
Funded by:
Australian Research Council