Analog quantum simulation of gravitational waves in a Bose-Einstein condensate
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*Correspondence: [email protected] School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK Abstract We show how to vary the physical properties of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in order to mimic an effective gravitational-wave spacetime. In particular, we focus in the simulation of the recently discovered creation of particles by a real spacetime distortion in box-type traps. We show that, by modulating the speed of sound in the BEC, the phonons experience the effects of a simulated spacetime ripple with experimentally amenable parameters. These results will inform the experimental programme of gravitational wave astronomy with cold atoms.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015