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PUBLICATIONS

Hydrodynamic Excitations for a Trapped Fermi Gas

Published

Author(s)

G M. Bruun, Charles W. Clark

Abstract

We discuss collective excitations of a trapped dilute Fermi gas within a hydrodynamic approximation. Analytical results are derived for both high- and low -temperature limits and are applied to 40K and 6Li systems of current experimental interest. We identify spectral signatures which can be used to detect the onset of Fermi degeneracy. Also, we find an interesting class of internal excitations with an unusual spectrum. Some of our results are relevant to the case of trapped bosons as well. Our analysis suggests several experiments which address fundamental problems of collective motion in quantum fluids.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
83
Issue
No. 26
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

collective modes, quantum statistics, ultracold atoms

Citation

Bruun, G. and Clark, C. (1999), Hydrodynamic Excitations for a Trapped Fermi Gas, Physical Review Letters (Accessed October 13, 2025)

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Created December 1, 1999, Updated February 17, 2017
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