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3.4. Deriving physical quantities from the self-energy<br />

With the group velocity vg = ∂kɛk/�, the scattering rate is converted to the<br />

scattering mean free path ls = vg/γk<br />

1<br />

=<br />

kls<br />

V 2<br />

0<br />

4µ 2<br />

kdσd (1 + k2ξ2 ) 2<br />

�<br />

dΩd<br />

(2π) d−1Cd<br />

� � 2<br />

2kσ sin θ/2 A (kξ, θ). (3.50)<br />

The fraction in front <strong>of</strong> the integral assures that the mean free path diverges<br />

both for very low momenta kσ ≪ 1 and for high momenta kξ ≫ 1. In-<br />

between, the mean free path scales with µ 2 /V 2<br />

0 . Thus, describing <strong>Bogoliubov</strong><br />

excitations as plane waves also in the inhomogeneous case is well justified.<br />

3.4.3. Boltzmann transport length<br />

In equation (3.50), elastic scattering in all directions contributes to the<br />

inverse mean free path. The forward scattering events, however, do not<br />

randomize the direction <strong>of</strong> the quasiparticles and do not affect the diffusive<br />

transport. The relevant length for diffusion is the Boltzmann transport<br />

length lB [22, 23], the length <strong>of</strong> randomization <strong>of</strong> direction. It is obtained<br />

from equation (3.50) by introducing a factor [1 − cos(θ)], which suppresses<br />

forward scattering:<br />

1<br />

klB<br />

= V 2<br />

0<br />

4µ 2<br />

kdσd (1 + k2ξ2 ) 2<br />

�<br />

dΩd<br />

� � 2<br />

[1 − cos(θ)] Cd 2kσ sin θ/2 A (kξ, θ),<br />

(2π) d−1<br />

(3.51)<br />

In subsection 4.1.2, Boltzmann transport length and mean free path are<br />

compared in the regime <strong>of</strong> a hydrodynamic <strong>Bose</strong>-<strong>Einstein</strong> condensate.<br />

3.4.4. Localization length<br />

In order to determine the localization lengths <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bogoliubov</strong> states in<br />

a disordered <strong>Bose</strong>-<strong>Einstein</strong> condensate, the single-particle Green functions<br />

<strong>of</strong> the previous section are not sufficient. Rather, the intensity propagator<br />

should be considered [22, 23, 123], in order to derive the weak-localization<br />

correction to the diffusion constant. This is beyond the scope <strong>of</strong> this work,<br />

but nevertheless, we can estimate the localization lengths <strong>of</strong> <strong>Bogoliubov</strong><br />

excitations, based on general results on localization <strong>of</strong> particles and phonons.<br />

In one-dimensional disordered systems, the backscattering process k ↦→<br />

−k that amounts to the inverse Boltzmann transport length (3.51) is known<br />

to induce strong, Anderson localization <strong>of</strong> the excitation in the disordered<br />

potential [17]. The inverse localization length Γloc = 1/(2lB), which<br />

describes exponential localization, is directly proportional to the inverse<br />

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