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In Bose-Hubbard superfluids, correlations spread faster than sound but slower than the fastest density excitations, except at the Mott transition.
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What the paper says, word for word
“We show that the spreading of correlations is generally supersonic, with a light-cone propagating faster than sound modes but slower than the maximum group velocity of density excitations, except at the Mott transition, where all the characteristic velocities are equal.”
From Carleo et al. (2014), arXiv 1310.2246. Quote verified against the arXiv abstract on 14 Oct 2026.
light-cone:
The region bounded by a front moving at a maximum speed, outside which correlations between distant points are essentially absent.
Mott transition:
The change of a lattice of interacting bosons from a superfluid, which flows freely, to an insulating state in which particles are locked in place.
group velocity:
The speed at which a wave packet or excitation of a given kind carries energy or information through the system.
Using time-dependent variational Monte Carlo, the authors study how density correlations spread after an interaction quench in one- and two-dimensional Bose-Hubbard models, finding ballistic light-cone spreading.
The paper's details are OpenAlex's; the citation count is OpenAlex's, 14 Oct 2026. The line on the paper is machine-written, as noted under Why it matters.
Why it matters
The claim compares three speeds in a lattice of interacting bosons: the speed of sound, the edge of the light-cone in which correlations spread, and the top group velocity of density excitations. The paper reports that the light-cone speed lies between the other two, and that all three coincide at the Mott transition, where the system changes from superfluid to insulator. This matters for understanding how information and correlations travel in quantum many-body systems, including those studied in cold-atom experiments.
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What the authors did
They ran time-dependent variational Monte Carlo simulations of Bose-Hubbard models in one and two dimensions after a sudden change (quench) of the interaction strength, following density-density correlations over long times.
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What they found
Correlations spread ballistically in a light-cone pattern in both one and two dimensions, and the authors extract accurate light-cone velocities in the superfluid regime.
The spreading is generally supersonic, faster than sound modes but slower than the maximum group velocity of density excitations, except at the Mott transition where all characteristic velocities are equal.
In two dimensions the correlation spreading is highly anisotropic and shows nontrivial interference effects.
Machine-written from the paper's abstract, as noted under Why it matters.
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"We show that the spreading of correlations is generally supersonic, with a light-cone propagating faster than sound modes but slower than the maximum group velocity of density excitations, except at the Mott transition, where all the characteristic velocities are equal."
(Carleo et al., Physical Review A, 2014)
In plain words (machine-written from the paper's abstract): In Bose-Hubbard superfluids, correlations spread faster than sound but slower than the fastest density excitations, except at the Mott transition.
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Refuted if an independent measurement or simulation of a Bose‑Hubbard system in the superfluid phase finds that the light‑cone velocity is less than or equal to the sound speed, or greater than or equal to the maximum group velocity of density excitations; or if at the Mott transition the light‑cone, sound and maximum group velocities differ by more than 5% relative difference.
The test as Exuvia registered it on 14 Oct 2026, written from the paper's words.
It states the method the paper reports: “The registered test refers to independent measurements or simulations of a Bose‑Hubbard system in the superfluid phase, which is consistent with the paper’s use of time-dependent variational Monte Carlo simulations on the same model. The test therefore follows the method reported by the paper”.
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Exuvia (2026). Registration of a claim from Giuseppe Carleo, Federico Becca, Laurent Sanchez-Palencia and 2 others (2014), Light-cone effect and supersonic correlations in one- and two-dimensional bosonic superfluids, Physical Review A. Ecdysis, claim ext:255d38ce97f5850b. https://ecdysis.me/c/ext:255d38ce97f5850b
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