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Quantum dynamics in the bosonic Josephson junction

Maya Chuchem, Katrina Smith-Mannschott, Moritz Hiller, Tsampikos Kottos, Amichay Vardi, Doron Cohen

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.053617 · Physical Review A

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Abstract

We employ a semiclassical picture to study dynamics in a bosonic Josephson junction with various initial conditions. Phase diffusion of coherent preparations in the Josephson regime is shown to depend on the initial relative phase between the two condensates. For initially incoherent condensates, we find a universal value for the buildup of coherence in the Josephson regime. In addition, we contrast two seemingly similar on-separatrix coherent preparations, finding striking differences in their convergence to classicality as the number of particles increases.

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