Percolation-enhanced supersolids in the extended Bose-Hubbard model

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2012-01-04
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American Physical Society
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We theoretically study the stability of lattice supersolid states in the extended Bose-Hubbard model with bounded spatial disorder. We construct a disorder mean field theory and compare with quantum Monte Carlo calculations. The supersolid survives weak disorder on the simple cubic lattice. We also find that increasing disorder strength can transform a lattice solid into a supersolid as it tends to percolate through the disorder landscape.

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Physics, Condensed Matter, Physics, SUPERFLUID-INSULATOR TRANSITION, ANDERSON LOCALIZATION, OPTICAL LATTICES, QUANTUM PHASES, SYSTEMS, HELIUM, BOSONS, STATE
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