Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jan 12, 2026

Cooling an Optically Trapped Ultracold Fermi Gas by Periodical Driving
Published on: March 30, 2017
Dissipative Superfluidity in a Molecular Bose-Einstein Condensate
Hongchao Li1, Xie-Hang Yu2,3, Masaya Nakagawa1
1The University of Tokyo, Department of Physics, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
Abstract:
Motivated by recent experimental realization of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) of dipolar molecules, we develop superfluid transport theory for a dissipative BEC to show that a weak uniform two-body loss can induce phase rigidity, leading to superfluid transport of bosons without repulsive interactions. A generalized f-sum rule is shown to hold for a dissipative superfluid as a consequence of weak U(1) symmetry. We also demonstrate that dissipation enhances the stability of a molecular BEC with dipolar interactions. Possible experimental signatures of dissipative superfluidity are discussed.
Related Concept Videos
Phase Transitions: Vaporization and Condensation
Intermolecular Forces and Physical Properties
Molecular Comparison of Gases, Liquids, and Solids
Distribution of Molecular Speeds
Comparing Intermolecular Forces: Melting Point, Boiling Point, and Miscibility
Temporary attractive forces like dispersion are present in all molecules, whether they are polar or nonpolar. They...
Intermolecular Forces in Solutions
When the strengths of the intermolecular forces of attraction between solute and solvent species in a solution are no different than those present in the separated components, the solution is formed with no accompanying energy change. Such a solution is called an ideal solution. A mixture of ideal gases (or gases such as helium and argon,...

