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    One-dimensional asymmetrically interacting quantum droplets in Bose-Bose mixtures

    Huiyun Xiao1,*, Xinran Zhang1,*, Junli Liu1, Xucong Du2, Xiao-Long Chen1,3,†, and Yunbo Zhang1,‡

    • 1Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Quantum State Control and Optical Field Manipulation, Department of Physics, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
    • 2School of Physics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
    • 3Lanzhou Center for Theoretical Physics, Key Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Quantum Theory and Applications of MoE, Gansu Provincial Research Center for Basic Disciplines of Quantum Physics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China

    • *These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • †Contact author: xiaolongchen@zstu.edu.cn
    • ‡Contact author: ybzhang@zstu.edu.cn

    Phys. Rev. A 113, 063301 – Published 1 June, 2026

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/2zbp-j5bg

    Abstract

    We theoretically investigate ground-state properties and collective excitations of one-dimensional quantum droplets in asymmetric Bose-Bose mixtures with unequal intraspin interactions. Using the extended Gross-Pitaevskii equation supported by variational, sum-rule, and linearization methods, we show that the intraspin interaction ratio substantially alters the droplet's density profile, driving a transition from Gaussian-like to flat-top shapes. By examining two experimentally relevant parameter regions, we analyze density profiles, radii, peak densities, and excitation spectra to distinguish quantum phases and to depict phase diagrams in the space of asymmetric interaction ratio and total atom number. We carefully study the frequencies of both well-known dipole and breathing modes and less-explored spin-dipole and spin-breathing modes. The breathing-mode frequency decreases monotonically with interaction ratio, approaching asymptotically the result of a conventional weakly interacting Bose gas. It varies nonmonotonically with total atom number, peaking at a critical point that highlights the crucial role of quantum fluctuations. In contrast, spin modes display distinct temporal spin density distributions and reveal in-phase and out-of-phase relative dynamics between components. Their frequencies depend instead monotonically on the interaction ratio and atom number. Our results provide a comprehensive understanding of asymmetric quantum droplets and link to experimentally accessible regimes in ultracold K39 atomic gases.

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