Abstract
In this paper we propose quantum graphs as one-dimensional models with a
complex topology to study Bose-Einstein condensation and phase transitions in
a rigorous way. We fist investigate non-interacting many-particle systems on
quantum graphs and provide a complete classification of systems that exhibit
Bose-Einstein condensation. We then consider models of interacting particles
that can be regarded as a generalisation of the well-known Tonks-Girardeau gas.
Here our principal result is that no phase transitions occur in bosonic systems
with repulsive hardcore interactions, indicating an absence of Bose-Einstein
condensation.
complex topology to study Bose-Einstein condensation and phase transitions in
a rigorous way. We fist investigate non-interacting many-particle systems on
quantum graphs and provide a complete classification of systems that exhibit
Bose-Einstein condensation. We then consider models of interacting particles
that can be regarded as a generalisation of the well-known Tonks-Girardeau gas.
Here our principal result is that no phase transitions occur in bosonic systems
with repulsive hardcore interactions, indicating an absence of Bose-Einstein
condensation.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 061901 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1-16 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Mathematical Physics |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 2 Jun 2014 |
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| Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 2 Jun 2014 |