Superfluid density of an open dissipative condensate
Abstract
I calculate the superfluid density of a nonequilibrium steady state condensate of particles with finite lifetime. Despite the absence of a simple Landau critical velocity, a superfluid response survives, but dissipation reduces the superfluid fraction. I also suggest an idea for how the superfluid density of an example of such a system, i.e., microcavity polaritons, might be measured.
Citation
Keeling , J 2011 , ' Superfluid density of an open dissipative condensate ' , Physical Review Letters , vol. 107 , no. 8 , 080402 . https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.080402
Publication
Physical Review Letters
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
1079-7114Type
Journal article
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© 2011 American Physical Society
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