Superfluid density of an open dissipative condensate

Phys Rev Lett. 2011 Aug 19;107(8):080402. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.080402. Epub 2011 Aug 16.

Abstract

I calculate the superfluid density of a nonequilibrium steady state condensate of particles with finite lifetime. Despite the absence of a simple Landau critical velocity, a superfluid response survives, but dissipation reduces the superfluid fraction. I also suggest an idea for how the superfluid density of an example of such a system, i.e., microcavity polaritons, might be measured.