THE FULDE–FERRELL–LARKIN–OVCHINNIKOV STATE IN A 3D FERMI GAS SUBJECTED TO A 1D PERIODIC POTENTIAL
THE FULDE–FERRELL–LARKIN–OVCHINNIKOV STATE IN A 3D FERMI GAS SUBJECTED TO A 1D PERIODIC POTENTIAL
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DOI:
10.1142/s0217984912300141
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发表时间:
2012-07
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Jeroen P. A. Devreese;S. Klimin;M. Wouters;J. Tempere
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作者:
Jeroen P. A. Devreese;S. Klimin;M. Wouters;J. Tempere
The question whether an imbalanced Fermi gas can accommodate polarized superfluidity has been the subject of intense study. One prominent candidate for a polarized superfluid state is the Fulde–Ferrell–Larkin–Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state. In a one-dimensional (1D) Fermi gas, indirect evidence for this state has recently been found, but in the three-dimensional (3D) case, this exotic state has hitherto remained elusive. In this brief review, we study the influence of a 1D periodic potential on the FFLO state in an imbalanced 3D Fermi gas. We present a path-integral derivation of the free energy of the system, where the possibility of the FFLO state is included through the saddle-point approximation. Using the free energy, the phase diagram of the system, both at fixed chemical potentials and at fixed densities, is constructed, showing that the stability region of the FFLO state is significantly enlarged by the 1D potential. Subsequently, the influence of the potential on the FFLO pairing mechanism is investiga...