Abstract
Ultracold quantum gases with long-range anisotropic interactions host novel exotic phases of matter, such as super solids, exhibiting both rigid and superfluid characteristics. The impact of this interplay on the out-of-equilibrium dynamics of dipolar gases, and in particular its connection with universal turbulent behavior, remains highly unexplored. Here, upon considering a dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate of dysprosium atoms being dynamically driven across the super solid-superfluid phase transition and vice versa, we unveil the emergence of a robust nonequilibrium quasi-steady state. This state displays self-similar momentum distributions exhibiting algebraic decay at large momenta, with scaling exponents supporting the existence of wave turbulence. We demonstrate that super solidity sustaining higher-lying momenta, associated with the roton minimum, promotes the development of turbulence. Our results provide a steppingstone toward unraveling and exploiting turbulent and self-similar behavior in anisotropic ally long-range interacting quantum gases amenable in current experiments.
Recommended Citation
G. A. Bougas et al., "Generation of wave turbulence in dipolar gases driven across their phase transitions," Communications Physics, Springer, Jan 2026.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-026-02487-w
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2026
Comments
S. I. M. acknowledges support from the Missouri University of Science and Technology, Department of Physics, in the framework of a Startup fund. Financial support by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation and the Swedish Research Council are also acknowledged (K. M.). S. I. M. acknowledges extensive discussions with H. R. Sadeghpour in the context of universal dynamics and super solid character. K.M. gratefully acknowledges many discussions with Stephanie M. Reimann on the topic of super solidity. The authors acknowledge the anonymous referees for their insightful comments.