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Pair superfluidity of three-body constrained bosons in two dimensions
1Institut für Theoretische Physik III, Universität Stuttgart, Germany.
This study reveals a novel dimer superfluid phase in lattice bosons due to a three-body constraint. Quantum Monte Carlo simulations identified a tricritical point and analyzed superfluid-insulator transitions.
Area of Science:
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Quantum Many-Body Systems
- Ultracold Atoms
Background:
- Lattice bosons with attractive interactions are prone to collapse.
- A three-body hard-core constraint can stabilize such systems.
- This constraint can lead to exotic phases like dimer superfluids.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the equilibrium properties of lattice bosons with a three-body hard-core constraint.
- To analyze the ground state phase diagram and quantum phase transitions.
- To characterize the emergent dimer superfluid phase and its transitions.
Main Methods:
- Quantum Monte Carlo simulations on a square lattice.
- Analysis of the ground state phase diagram.
- Investigation of quantum phase transitions, including superfluid-insulator and saturation transitions.
Main Results:
- A stable dimer superfluid phase is identified.
- Evidence for a tricritical point where the saturation transition changes order.
- Superfluid-insulator transitions are characterized.
- The Berzinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition exhibits an anomalous stiffness jump.
Conclusions:
- The three-body hard-core constraint successfully stabilizes lattice bosons and induces a dimer superfluid.
- The system exhibits rich phase transitions, including a tricritical point and anomalous BKT transition.
- These findings offer insights into novel quantum phases and transitions in interacting boson systems.
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