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Achieving the Neel state in an optical lattice

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University, Leuvenlaan 4, 3584 CE Utrecht (Netherlands)
  2. Institut fuer Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet, 55099 Mainz (Germany)
We theoretically study the possibility of reaching the antiferromagnetic phase of the Hubbard model by starting from a normal gas of trapped fermionic atoms and adiabatically ramping up an optical lattice. Requirements on the initial temperature and the number of atoms are determined for a three-dimensional square lattice by evaluating the Neel state entropy, taking into account fluctuations around the mean-field solution. We find that these fluctuations place important limitations on adiabatically reaching the Neel state.
OSTI ID:
21140544
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 77; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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