@article{ISI:000259263500042,
 abstract = {Quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) simulations and the local density
approximation (LDA) are used to map the constant particle number
(canonical) trajectories of the Bose-Hubbard Hamiltonian confined in a
harmonic trap onto the (mu/U, t/U) phase diagram of the uniform system.
Generically, these curves do not intercept the tips of the Mott
insulator lobes of the uniform system. This observation necessitates a
clarification of the appropriate comparison between critical couplings
obtained in experiments on trapped systems with those obtained in QMC
simulations. The density profiles and visibility are also obtained along
these trajectories. Density profiles from QMC in the confined case are
compared with LDA results.},
 article-number = {023627},
 author = {Batrouni, G. G. and Krishnamurthy, H. R. and Mahmud, K. W. and Rousseau,
V. G. and Scalettar, R. T.},
 doi = {10.1103/PhysRevA.78.023627},
 eissn = {1094-1622},
 issn = {1050-2947},
 journal = {PHYSICAL REVIEW A},
 month = {AUG},
 number = {2, B},
 orcid-numbers = {Rousseau, Valery/0000-0001-8067-3819
Batrouni, George G/0000-0002-3514-5555},
 researcherid-numbers = {Rousseau, Valery/A-4999-2009
Batrouni, George G/A-9318-2009},
 times-cited = {23},
 title = {Canonical trajectories and critical coupling of the Bose-Hubbard
Hamiltonian in a harmonic trap},
 unique-id = {ISI:000259263500042},
 volume = {78},
 year = {2008}
}