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Cross-Dimensional Relaxation in Bose-Fermi Mixture
Published
Author(s)
J Goldwin, S Inouye, M L. Olsen, Deborah S. Jin
Abstract
We consider the equilibration rate for fermions in Bose-Fermi mixtures undergoing cross-dimensional rethermalization. Classical Monte Carlo simulations of the relaxation process are performed over a wide range of parameters, focusing on the effects of the mass difference between species and the degree of initial departure from equilibrium. A simple analysis based on Enskog's equation is developed and shown to be accurate over a variety of different parameter regimes. This allows predictions for mixtures of commonly used alkali atoms.
Citation
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
Volume
71
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
Bose-Fermi mixtures, kinetic theory, Monte Carlo methods
Citation
Goldwin, J.
, Inouye, S.
, Olsen, M.
and Jin, D.
(2005),
Cross-Dimensional Relaxation in Bose-Fermi Mixture, Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
(Accessed October 14, 2025)