2011/09/22 by Alexandros Gezerlis, Gezerlis, Alexandros, J. Carlson +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #FOS: Physical sciences #Nuclear Theory (nucl-th) #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Quantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas) #Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics #cond-mat.quant-gas #nucl-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1109.4946
20 pages, 5 figures; to appear as a chapter in "The Neutron Star Crust", edited by C. A. Bertulani and J. Piekarewicz
arxiv created 2011/09/22 · openalex publication_date 2011/09/22 · arxiv updated 2011/09/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
After a brief historical overview of superfluidity in connection with neutron matter and cold fermionic atoms, we discuss the commonalities between these two systems as well as their relevance to the physics of neutron star crusts. We then present the methodological tools we use to attack the many-body problem, comparing Quantum Monte Carlo to mean-field theory and to the analytic expectations at weak coupling. We review recent results on the equation of state and the pairing gap of cold atoms and neutron matter and contrast them with a variety of calculations by other groups. We conclude by giving a few directions of possible future inquiry.