Singularities in hydrodynamics of degenerate 1D quantum systems P. Wiegmann Together with Abanov
How does a wave packet propagate in degenerate Fermi gas? degenerate Bose gas?
Free fermions in 1D A smooth bump in density or momenta: all gradients << Fermi scale
A single particle: Wave packet consisting of a single particle diffuses
Does quantum coherence (or Fermi sea) make an impact?
Can this question be answered by elementary means?
Hydrodynamics of quantum coherent systems (traditionally called bosonization): String theory (tachion dynamics); Methods: Integrable hierarchies /matrix models
Hydrodynamics: to express particles (fermions or bosons) through hydrodynamics (bosonic) modes:
bosonization - linear hydrodynamics: Linearisation of the spectrum: Shape does not change!?
Dispersion - asymmetry between particles and holes
Quantum degenerate (or coherent) systems obey dispersive non-dissipative hydrodynamics
Burgers Semiclassics: single particle: quantum mechanics
Burgers Hopf -Riemann Benjamin-Ono Fermi-sea: quantum field theory
Initial coherent state Evolving coherent state tau-function ( a decay rate) momentum Benjamin-Ono equation and hierarchy
Dispersive hydrodynamics Morning Glory Collective Field Theory (Non-Linear Bosonization) Hopf Equation, Benjamin-Ono equation Dispersive shock waves Witham modulations
True, non-linearized hydrodynamics Hamiltonian Jevicki, Sakita, Polchinsky, Free fermions:
Equations: Euler’s Hydrodynamics
Density Current, velocity
Schottky double
Hopf Equation:
Hopf equation Wave equation- a linearized version
Shock-wave solution
Classical limit of the quantum Hoph equation Benjamin-Ono equation
Witham modulation Periodic solution Modulation Shock wave
Distribution of solitons is sensitive to initial data
Morning Glory
Arena for observation: cooled alkali atomic gases
Chain of rolling cloudsMorning glory South AustraliaBelieved to be Benjamin-Ono eq