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2.5. Exact diagonalization <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bogoliubov</strong> problem<br />

In this form, the non-condensed density requires the <strong>Bogoliubov</strong> eigenstates<br />

to be computed explicitly. This will be done in the numerical study <strong>of</strong> the<br />

disordered <strong>Bogoliubov</strong> problem in subsection 4.3.3.<br />

Non-condensed density in the homogeneous BEC<br />

In the homogeneous <strong>Bogoliubov</strong> problem (subsection 2.3.1), we use equation<br />

(2.27) and (2.33) and write<br />

δ ˆ Ψ(r) = 1<br />

L d<br />

2<br />

� �<br />

k<br />

uke ik·r ˆγk − vke −ik·r ˆγ †<br />

k<br />

�<br />

, vk = ɛk − ɛ0 k<br />

2 � ɛkɛ0 . (2.86)<br />

k<br />

Inserting this into equation (2.84), we find the density <strong>of</strong> non-condensed<br />

atoms as<br />

nnc = 1<br />

Ld �′<br />

|vk| 2 . (2.87)<br />

The prime indicates that the homogeneous condensate mode k = 0 is excluded<br />

from the summation.<br />

Because <strong>of</strong> the asymptotics |vk| 2 ∼ (kξ) −4 , there is no UV divergence in<br />

the dimensions d = 1, 2, 3. In three dimensions, the sum is approximated<br />

by an integral, which leads to<br />

nnc =<br />

1<br />

6 √ 2π 2<br />

1<br />

,<br />

ξ3 k<br />

nnc<br />

n<br />

8<br />

=<br />

3 √ �<br />

na3 π<br />

s. (2.88)<br />

The fraction <strong>of</strong> non-condensed particles scales with the gas parameter � na 3 s<br />

[77], where as = mg/(4π� 2 ) is the s-wave scattering length.<br />

The non-condensed density nnc (2.88) is a function <strong>of</strong> the healing length<br />

ξ = �/ √ 2mgn. It depends on the product <strong>of</strong> total density n and interaction<br />

parameter g. In the ratio nnc/n this is converted to the gas parameter<br />

� na 3 s. This is the small parameter that ensures the applicability <strong>of</strong> Gross-<br />

Pitaevskii theory (subsection 2.2.2). The above reasoning is true not only<br />

in the present homogeneous case, but also for inhomogeneous condensates.<br />

For low momenta, the summand in (2.87) diverges like 1/(kξ). In in<br />

one dimension, this IR divergence forbids evaluating the sum (2.87) in the<br />

continuum approximation. This is consistent with the fact that there is<br />

no true <strong>Bose</strong>-<strong>Einstein</strong> condensate in one dimension (subsection 2.1.2). The<br />

long-range order is destroyed by the long wave-length fluctuations. However,<br />

in finite systems, where the quasi-condensate concept holds, the sum can<br />

always be evaluated.<br />

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