Analytical solution of the bosonic three-body problem.
We revisit the problem of three identical bosons in free space, which exhibits a universal hierarchy of bound states (Efimov trimers). Modeling a narrow Feshbach resonance within a two-channel description, we map the integral equation for the three-body scattering amplitude to a one-dimensional Schrödinger-type single-particle equation, where an analytical solution of exponential accuracy is obtained. We give exact results for the trimer binding energies, the three-body parameter, the threshold to the three-atom continuum, and the recombination rate.
Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, 180 Queen's Gate, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
Alexander O
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Gogolin
Christophe
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Mora
Reinhold
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Egger