Analytical solution of the bosonic three-body problem.

Alexander O Gogolin1, Christophe Mora, Reinhold Egger

  • 1Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, 180 Queen's Gate, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.

Summary

This study analyzes three identical bosons in free space, revealing a universal hierarchy of bound states known as Efimov trimers. Researchers developed an analytical solution to precisely calculate trimer properties and recombination rates.

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