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Persistent current induced by turbulent cascade and geometric quench in superfluid Bose-Einstein condensates

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Chen, Xi-Yu
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Yang, Wen-Li
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Liu, Wu-Ming
DOI:10.15302/frontphys.2025.042204delete
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The persistent flow of superfluids is essential for understanding the fundamental characteristics of superfluidity and shows promise for applications in high-precision metrology and atomtronics. We proposed a protocol for generating persistent flows with significant winding numbers by employing a geometric quench and leveraging two-dimensional (2D) quantum turbulence. By subjecting the trap potential to sudden geometric quenches to drive the system far from equilibrium, we can reveal intriguing nonequilibrium phenomena. Our study demonstrates that transitioning from a single ring-shaped configuration to a double concentric ring-shaped configuration through a geometric quench does not induce a persistent current in Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). The energy transfer from small to large length scales during the 2D turbulent cascade of vortices can generate persistent flow with a small winding number in toroidal BECs. Nonetheless, the interplay of geometric quench and turbulent cascade can lead to circulation flows that exhibit high stability, uniformity, and are devoid of topological excitations. We showcase the intricate nature of turbulence in our investigation, which is influenced by factors like boundaries and spatial dimensionality. This advancement holds promise for innovative atomtronic designs and provides insights into quantum tunneling and interacting quantum systems under extreme non-equilibrium conditions.
Keywords:
persistent current
turbulent cascade
geometric quench
superfluid
Bose-Einstein condensates

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Frontiers of Physics cover
Frontiers of Physics
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