Abstract
We consider a massive complex scalar field with contact interactions with a source and show that, upon Bose-Einstein condensation, there is an emergent long-range interaction between sources. This interaction becomes long-range in the limit of vanishing self-interaction between Bose-Einstein constituents. More generally, the range is given by l(-1) proportional to root lambda n/m, with lambda being the 2-body self-interaction coupling constant, n the particle number density in the condensate, and m the mass of the condensed particles. Naively this may sound surprising since in lambda -> 0 limit gapless excitations of the condensate have dispersion relation omega(k) = k(2)/2m, yet for the mediated force we have F proportional to 1/r(2). The reason behind this seemingly counterintuitive result lies in the fact that the force is being mediated by the phonon, which happens to acquire a nontrivial derivative interaction with the source. We discuss the potential ramifications of this observation for dark matter models. In particular, we show that this force can compete with gravity on galactic scales for a wide range of dark matter mass, provided that the interaction with baryons allows the presence of an extended dark matter condensate core. The effect could be of particular interest in ultralight dark matter models, such as Fuzzy Dark Matter.
| Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
|---|---|
| Fakultät: | Physik |
| Themengebiete: | 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 530 Physik |
| ISSN: | 2470-0010 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Dokumenten ID: | 82876 |
| Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 15. Dez. 2021, 15:04 |
| Letzte Änderungen: | 15. Dez. 2021, 15:04 |
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