Ground state properties of an asymmetric Hubbard model for unbalanced ultracold fermionic quantum gases

T. Gottwald () and P. G.J. van Dongen

The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2008, vol. 61, issue 3, 277-285

Abstract: In order to describe unbalanced ultracold fermionic quantum gases on optical lattices in a harmonic trap, we investigate an attractive (U > 0) asymmetric (t ↑ ≠t ↓ ) Hubbard model with a Zeeman-like magnetic field. In view of the model's spatial inhomogeneity, we focus in this paper on the solution at Hartree-Fock level. The Hartree-Fock Hamiltonian is diagonalized with particular emphasis on superfluid phases. For the special case of spin-independent hopping we analytically determine the number of solutions of the resulting self-consistency equations and the nature of the possible ground states at weak coupling. We present the phase diagram of the homogeneous system and numerical results for unbalanced Fermi-mixtures obtained within the local density approximation. In particular, we find a fascinating shell structure, involving normal and superfluid phases. For the general case of spin-dependent hopping we calculate the density of states and the possible superfluid phases in the ground state. In particular, we find a new magnetized superfluid phase. Copyright EDP Sciences/Società Italiana di Fisica/Springer-Verlag 2008

Keywords: 03.75.Hh Static properties of condensates; thermodynamical, statistical, and structural properties, 39.25.+k Atom manipulation (scanning probe microscopy, laser cooling, etc.), 71.10.Fd Lattice fermion models (Hubbard model, etc.), (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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