How to Diagonalize a Hamiltonian Using Bogoliubov Transformation?

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The discussion revolves around diagonalizing a Hamiltonian for quasiparticle excitations in a Bose Einstein Condensate using Bogoliubov transformations. The Hamiltonian is expressed in terms of various operators and integrals, with specific components defined for the problem context.

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  • The original poster attempts to substitute the Bogoliubov transformation into the Hamiltonian and analyze the resulting terms. Some participants question the definitions of key variables such as ##\phi_0## and ##\hat{h}_0##, while others clarify the roles of the condensate and non-condensate parts of the field operator.

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The discussion is ongoing, with participants seeking additional information and clarification on the definitions and constraints involved in the transformation process. There is an acknowledgment of the need for further details to proceed effectively.

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Participants note that the original poster is using a specific reference for guidance, which may influence the notation and approach taken in the problem. There is also mention of the requirement for new operators to satisfy canonical commutation relations.

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Homework Statement


I'd like to diagonalise the following Hamiltonian for quasiparticle excitations in a Bose Einstein Condensate
$$H= K_0 + \hat{K}_1 + \hat{K}_2 $$
where
$$K_0 = \int d^3 r \left[ \phi_0 ^* (\hat{h}_0- \mu) \phi_0 + \frac{g}{2} |\phi_0| ^4 \right]$$
$$\hat{K}_1= \int d^3 r \left[ \hat{\delta}^{\dagger} (\hat{h}_0 + g| \phi_0 |^2 - mu) \phi_0 +\phi_0 ^* (\hat{h}_0 + g| \phi_0 | ^2 - \mu ) \hat{\delta} \right] $$
$$\hat{K}_2= \int d^3 r \left[ \hat{\delta}^{\dagger} (\hat{h}_0 + 2g| \phi_0 |^2 - \mu ) \hat{\delta} + \frac{g}{2} (( \phi_0 ^*)^2 \hat{\delta} \hat{\delta} + \phi_0 ^2 \hat{\delta} ^{\dagger} \hat{\delta} ^{\dagger} ) \right] $$
Eventually reaching the following form for ##K_2##
$$K_2= \sum_i \epsilon_i \beta_i ^{\dagger} \beta_i - \sum_i \epsilon _i \int d^3 r |v_i |^2 $$

Homework Equations


I'd like to do this using the following Bogoliubov transformation
$$ \hat{\delta} = \sum_i \left[ u_i \hat{\beta} _i + v_i ^* \hat{\beta}_i ^{\dagger} \right] $$

The Attempt at a Solution


Subbing in the expression for ##\delta## into the Hamiltonian I got the following focusing on the K1 and K2 terms.
$$K_1= \int d^3 r \sum_i (u_i^* \beta_i ^{\dagger} + v_i \beta_i ) (h_0 + g| \phi_0 |^2 - \mu ) \phi_0 + \phi_0 ^* ( \hat{h}_0 +g | \phi_0 |^2 - \mu) (u_i \beta_i + v_i ^* \beta_i ^{\dagger} )$$
$$K_2 = ( h_0 + 2g | \phi_0 |^2 - \mu ) \int d^3 r \sum_{i j} \left[u_i ^* u_j \beta_i ^{\dagger} \beta_j + u_i ^* v_j ^* \beta_i ^{\dagger} \beta_j ^{\dagger} + v_i u_j \beta_i \beta_j + v_i v_j ^* \beta_i \beta_j ^{\dagger} \right] + \frac{g}{2} (\phi_0 ^* )^2 \sum_{i j} \int d^3 r \left[ u_i u_j \beta_i \beta_j +u_i v_j ^* \beta_i \beta_j ^{\dagger} + v_i ^* u_j \beta_i ^{\dagger} \beta_j + v_i ^* v_j ^* \beta_i ^{\dagger} \beta_j ^{\dagger}\right]+ \frac{g}{2} (\phi_0)^2 \sum_{i j} \int d^3 r \left[ u_i ^* u_j ^* \beta_i^{\dagger} \beta_j ^{\dagger} +u_i ^* v_j \beta_i ^{\dagger} \beta_j + v_i u_j ^* \beta_i \beta_j ^{\dagger} + v_i v_j \beta_i \beta_j \right] $$
Defining ##L= h_0+2g | \phi_0 |^2 - \mu ## and grouping the terms based upon what coefficient of ##\beta## they have I got the following terms (omitting the integral and sums)
for ##\beta_i \beta_j##
$$\beta_i \beta_j \left[ L v_i u_j + \frac{g}{2} | \phi_0| ^2 (u_i u_j +v_i v_j ) \right] $$
for ## \beta_i ^{\dagger} \beta_j ##
$$\beta_i ^{\dagger} \beta_j \left[L u_i ^* u_j + \frac{g}{2} | \phi_0 |^2 (v_i ^* u_j + u_i ^* v_j ) \right] $$
for ## \beta_i \beta_j ^{\dagger}##
$$\beta_i \beta_j ^{\dagger} \left[ L v_i v_j ^* + \frac{g}{2} | \phi_0 | ^2 (u_i v_j ^* + v_i u_j ^* ) \right] $$
for ## \beta_i ^{\dagger} \beta_j ^{\dagger} ##
$$\beta_i ^{\dagger} \beta_j ^{\dagger} \left[L u_i ^* v_j ^* + \frac{g}{2} | \phi_0 |^2 (v_i ^* v_j ^* + u_i ^* u_j ^* ) \right] $$
I'm not sure how to proceed, for reference I'm using Alexander Fetters 1972 paper "Nonuniform States of an Imperfect Bose Gas" to help me work through this (I'm using slightly different notation though)
 
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Hmm... I need more information. What are ##\phi_0## and ##\hat h_0## ?
 
Hi, a field operator has been used and split up into two parts, the condensate part and the non-condensate part ## \hat{\psi}= \hat{\phi} + \hat{\delta} ## , ##\hat{ \phi}## is the condensate and ##\hat{\delta} ## is the non-condensate. A Bogoliubov approximation was made so ##\hat{\phi}## becomes ## \sqrt{N_0} \phi_0 ## because were talking about fluctuations this condensate wavefunction is denoted by the subscript ##0## to show it's in the ground state
$$\hat{h}_0 = -\frac{\hbar^2}{2m} \nabla^2 + V_{ext} $$
 
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That's still insufficiently-detailed information, but anyway...

With a BT, one gets constraints on the ##u_i, v_i## by requiring that the new operators satisfy the same canonical commutation relations as the original operators.
 

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