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Title: Universal relations for range corrections to Efimov features

Journal Article · · Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC (Canada)
  2. The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
  3. Ohio Univ., Athens, OH (United States)
  4. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

In a three-body system of identical bosons interacting through a large S-wave scattering length a, there are several sets of features related to the Efimov effect that are characterized by discrete scale invariance. Effective field theory was recently used to derive universal relations between these Efimov features that include the first-order correction due to a nonzero effective range rs. We reveal a simple pattern in these range corrections that had not been previously identified. The pattern is explained by the renormalization group for the effective field theory, which implies that the Efimov three-body parameter runs logarithmically with the momentum scale at a rate proportional to rs/a. The running Efimov parameter also explains the empirical observation that range corrections can be largely taken into account by shifting the Efimov parameter by an adjustable parameter divided by a. Furthermore, the accuracy of universal relations that include first-order range corrections is verified by comparing them with various theoretical calculations using models with nonzero range.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; AC02-06CH11357; FG02-93ER40756
OSTI ID:
1337835
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1214744
Journal Information:
Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Vol. 92, Issue 3; ISSN 1050-2947
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 23 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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Cited By (6)

More on the Universal Equation for Efimov States journal May 2019
Few-body physics in resonantly interacting ultracold quantum gases journal January 2018
Efimov physics: a review journal March 2017
Efimov states near a Feshbach resonance and the limits of van der Waals universality at finite background scattering length journal March 2018
Efimov Physics: a review text January 2016
Finite-range effects in Efimov physics beyond the separable approximation text January 2018

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