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