Interfacial Faraday instability driven by interspecies-interaction modulation in a phase-separated binary Bose-Einstein condensate
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We investigate interfacial Faraday instabilities in a quasi-two-dimensional, phase-separated binary Bose-Einstein condensate driven by periodic modulation of the interspecies scattering length. In the strongly immiscible regime, the interspecies interaction energy is concentrated near the internal interface, linking the modulation to interfacial tension and the capillary restoring force. We quantify the first-order tension response through its logarithmic sensitivity and account for nonlinear tension variations at finite modulation amplitudes. A sharp-interface capillary model and Floquet analysis yield discrete azimuthal-mode frequencies and primary instability tongues that shift toward higher driving frequencies with increasing mode order. Gross-Pitaevskii simulations reveal star-shaped interface patterns with threefold to eightfold rotational symmetry. The eightfold mode exhibits subharmonic oscillations and approximately exponential growth of its period-averaged amplitude over a small-deformation interval. These results provide a route to frequency-selective excitation of interfacial capillary modes through interspecies-interaction control.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Huang, Yating, Li, Yan
Institution: East China Normal University
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Award: G564866097
OpenAlex ID: W7222923550