Theoretical Investigation of Ultracold Three-Body Collisions

这一建议解决了连续体中三个粒子与短程势相互作用的理论和计算问题。主要的问题是理解原子在超低能量下的三体复合率。这些反应的速率需要用来模拟冷捕获气体的物理模型，比如玻色凝聚体的形成。分子形成机制的问题在寒冷、滞留的碱性气体中是一个长期未解决的问题。

This proposal addresses theoretical and computational questions involving three particles in the continuum interacting with short-range potentials. The major issue is to understand the three-body recombination rate of atoms at ultra-low energies. The rate for these reactions are needed to model the physics of cold-trapped gases such as occur in the formation of Bose condensates. The issue of the mechanism for molecule formation is a long standing and unsolved problem in cold, trapped alkali gases.