Lattice modulation of a two-dimensional superfluid: could it be…the Higgs particle?

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• Prof. Lode Pollet, LMU München
• Thursday 09 May 2013, 14:15-15:15
• TCM Seminar Room, Cavendish Laboratory.

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We present solid evidence for the existence of a Higgs boson in two-dimensional relativistic field theories based on analytically continued results from quantum Monte Carlo simulations of the Bose-Hubbard model in the vicinity of the superfluid-Mott insulator quantum critical point, featuring emergent particle-hole symmetry and Lorentz-invariance. The Higgs boson, seen as a well-defined low-frequency resonance in the spectral density, is quickly pushed to high energies in the superfluid phase and disappears by merging with the broad secondary peak at the characteristic interaction scale. Simulations of a trapped system of ultra-cold Rb-87 atoms demonstrate that the low-frequency resonance feature is lost for typical experimental parameters, while the characteristic frequency for the onset of strong response is preserved.

Ref: Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 010401 (2012) and arXiv:1301.3139

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