A nonextensive approach to Bose-Einstein condensation of trapped interacting boson gas

In the Bose-Einstein condensation of interacting atoms or molecules such as Rb, Na and Li, the theoretical understanding of the transition temperature is not always obvious due to the interactions or zero point energy which cannot be exactly taken into account. The S-wave collision model fails sometimes to account for the condensation temperatures. In this work, we look at the problem within the nonextensive statistics which is considered as a possible theory describing interacting systems. The generalized energy Uq and the particle number Nq of boson gas are given in terms of the nonextensive parameter q. q>1 (q<1) implies repulsive (attractive) interaction with respect to the perfect gas. The generalized condensation temperature Tcq is derived versus Tc given by the perfect gas theory. Thanks to the observed condensation temperatures, we find q ≈ 0.1 for Rb atomic gas, q ≈ 0.95 for Li and q ≈ 0.62 for Na. It is concluded that the effective interactions are essentially attractive for the three considered atoms, which is consistent with the observed temperatures higher than those predicted by the conventional theory. ha l-0 02 50 07 3, v er si on 1 9 Fe b 20 08 Author manuscript, published in "Journal of Low Temperature Physics 150 (2008) 605-611" DOI : 10.1007/s10909-007-9596-2