Theory of the rotating polaron: Spectrum and self-localization

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关键词: PHASE-TRANSITION;    FROHLICH POLARON;    EXISTENCE;    DYNAMICS;   

DOI  :  10.1103/PhysRevB.98.224506

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

We study a quantum impurity possessing both translational and internal rotational degrees of freedom interacting with a bosonic bath. Such a system corresponds to a rotating polaron, which can be used to model, e.g., a rotating molecule immersed in an ultracold Bose gas or superfluid helium. We derive the Hamiltonian of the rotating polaron and study its spectrum in the weak- and strong-coupling regimes using a combination of variational, diagrammatic, and mean-field approaches. We reveal how the coupling between linear and angular momenta affects stable quasiparticle states, and demonstrate that internal rotation leads to an enhanced self-localization in the translational degrees of freedom.

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