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For a positive uniform number density $n_{\ast }$ and constant superfluid velocity $v\hat{\mathbf{x}}$, current divergence vanishes. The stationary density equation therefore imposes $(\gamma -\Gamma n_{\ast })n_{\ast }=0$, giving $n_{\ast }=\gamma /\Gamma$. The quantum potential vanishes, so the phase equation sets $\mu =m{v}^2/2+V_0\gamma /\Gamma$. Thus the uniform-current pumped polariton condensate isDirect substitution verifies the equation: the kinetic term gives $m{v}^2/2$, the interaction gives $V_0\gamma /\Gamma$, and the gain-loss term is zero. A constant overall phase is arbitrary.

With the stated $\gamma ,\Gamma >0$, this nonzero plane wave exists for any real $v$ and real interaction coefficient $V_0$ when $\mu$ is determined by the solution. If a particular real chemical potential is prescribed instead, the existence condition isEquality gives the uniform condensate at rest. A nonzero density generally requires $\gamma /\Gamma >0$; a zero nonlinear-loss coefficient with positive pumping would not allow this nonzero stationary balance. The vacuum is a separate zero solution, unstable to small perturbations for positive pump.

Existence should not be confused with stability. For completeness, linearize in the comoving frame with $\psi ={\psi }_{\ast }[1+u+iw]$, and let ${ϵ}_k={\hslash }^2{k}^2/(2m)$. The linear real-amplitude and phase equations givesoFor $V_0\ge 0$ both growth rates have nonpositive real parts, including the neutral uniform-phase mode. For $V_0<0$, sufficiently small nonzero $k$ makes the constant term negative, so one growth rate is positive: the plane wave still exists but is unstable in an infinite system. Uniform drift adds only a Doppler phase to these growth rates in this model.