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Evgeni Burovski1, Giuliano Orso, Thierry Jolicoeur
1Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modèles statistiques, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, France.
Abstract:
We consider two-component one-dimensional quantum gases with a density imbalance. While generically such fluids are two-component Luttinger liquids, we show that if the ratio of the densities is a rational number, p/q, and mass asymmetry between components is sufficiently strong, one of the two eigenmodes acquires a gap. The gapped phase corresponds to (algebraic) ordering of (p+q)-particle composites. In particular, for attractive mixtures, this implies that the superconducting correlations are destroyed. We illustrate our predictions by numerical simulations of the fermionic Hubbard model with hopping asymmetry.
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