Ultra-cold fermions in the flatland: evolution from BCS to Bose superfluidity in two-dimensions with spin-orbit and Zeeman fields

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Abstract

We discuss the evolution from BCS to Bose superfluidity for ultracold fermions in two-dimensions and in the presence of simultaneous spin-orbit and Zeeman fields. We analyze several thermodynamic properties to characterize different superfluid phases including pressure, compressibility, induced polarization, and spin susceptibility. Furthermore, we compute the momentum distribution and construct topological invariants for each of the superfluid phases.

*We thank ARO (Contract No. W911NF-09-1-0220) for support.

Authors

  • Li Han

    • Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Carlos Sa de Melo

    • Georgia Institute of Technology