Ground-state properties of a one-dimensional system of dipoles
A. S. Arkhipov+, G. E. Astrakharchik+*, A. V. Belikov+, Yu. E. Lozovik+
+Institute of Spectroscopy, 142190 Troitsk, Moscow reg., Russia
*Dipartimento di Fisica, Universitàdi Trento, and BEC-INFM, I-38050 Povo, Italy
PACS: 61.20.Ja, 64.30.+t, 67.40.Hf, 68.65.La,
Abstract
A one-dimensional (1D) Bose system with dipole-dipole repulsion is
studied at zero temperature by means of a Quantum Monte Carlo method. It is
shown that in the limit of small linear density the bosonic system of
dipole moments acquires many properties of a system of non-interacting
fermions. At larger linear densities a Variational Monte Carlo calculation
suggests a crossover from a liquid-like to a solid-like state. The system is
superfluid on the liquid-like side of the crossover and is normal deep
on the solid-like side. Energy and structural functions are presented for a
wide range of densities. Possible realizations of the model are 1D Bose atom
systems with permanent dipoles or dipoles induced by static field or
resonance radiation, or indirect excitons in coupled quantum wires, etc. We
propose parameters of a possible experiment and discuss manifestations of the
zero-temperature quantum crossover.