This category explores the fascinating world of quantum gases, where scientists cool atoms to temperatures near absolute zero to create exotic states of matter. In these extreme conditions, individual atoms begin to behave like a single giant wave, revealing strange quantum effects that are usually hidden in our everyday warm world. These experiments help researchers understand the fundamental rules governing matter and could one day lead to revolutionary new technologies like ultra-precise sensors or quantum computers.

On Gist.Science, we process every new preprint in this field directly from arXiv to make these complex discoveries accessible to everyone. Our team provides both plain-language overviews for the curious mind and detailed technical summaries for experts, ensuring you get the full picture without getting lost in the jargon. Below are the latest papers from arXiv in Cond-Mat — Quant-Gas, freshly summarized and ready for you to explore.

Phase Diagram and dynamical phases of self organization of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a transversely pumped red-detuned cavity

This paper presents a comprehensive mean-field analysis of a transversely pumped Bose-Einstein condensate in a red-detuned cavity, mapping out its steady-state phase diagram and characterizing complex dynamical behaviors—including bistability, chaos, and resonance-driven instabilities—that emerge beyond the simplified Dicke model approximation.

Julian Mayr, Maria Laura Staffini, Simon B. Jäger, Corinna Kollath, Jonathan Keeling2026-02-13🔬 cond-mat

Gaussian Expansion Method for few-body states in two-dimensional materials

This study employs the Gaussian Expansion Method to investigate trions in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers, successfully benchmarking J=0J=0 states against existing methods and predicting a novel bound J=1J=1 trion state while analyzing the effects of strain and dielectric environments on their properties.

Luiz G. M. Tenório, André J. Chaves, Emiko Hiyama, Tobias Frederico2026-02-13🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

First-order phase transition in atom-molecule quantum degenerate mixtures with coherent three-body recombination

This paper demonstrates that coherent three-body recombination transforms the standard second-order phase transition in atom-molecule Bose-Einstein condensates into a first-order transition characterized by a double-well free energy landscape, bistability, and entanglement, thereby establishing it as a powerful tool for quantum state engineering.

G. A. Bougas, A. Vardi, H. R. Sadeghpour, C. Chin, S. I. Mistakidis2026-02-13🔬 cond-mat

Experimental challenges and prospects for quantum-enhanced energy conversion: Stationary Fano coherence in V-type qutrits interacting with polarized incoherent radiation

This paper theoretically demonstrates that stationary Fano coherence can be achieved in a V-type three-level quantum system driven by polarized incoherent radiation without requiring degenerate excited levels, thereby establishing a robust resource for coherence-enhanced energy conversion while outlining the experimental challenges of implementing this model with Rubidium atoms.

Ludovica Donati, Francesco Saverio Cataliotti, Stefano Gherardini2026-02-13🔬 physics.atom-ph

Protocols for a many-body phase microscope: From coherences and d-wave superconductivity to Green's functions

This paper proposes a protocol for a many-body phase microscope using Fourier-space manipulation in quantum gas microscopes to directly measure off-diagonal correlators, including d-wave superconducting order parameters, spectral functions, and hidden orders in exotic quantum states.

Christof Weitenberg, Luca Asteria, Ola Carlsson, Annabelle Bohrdt, Fabian Grusdt2026-02-13🔬 physics.atom-ph

Second excited state of 4He{}^4\mathrm{He} tetramer

Using a momentum-space transition operator framework with realistic interatomic potentials, this study rigorously calculates the atom-trimer scattering of cold 4He{}^4\mathrm{He} atoms to confirm the existence of a second excited tetramer resonance below the excited trimer threshold, determining its position and width while accounting for significant finite-range effects and nonresonant partial wave contributions.

A. Deltuva2026-02-13🔬 physics.atom-ph