Properties of strongly dipolar Bose gases beyond the Born approximation

Strongly dipolar Bose gases can form liquid droplets stabilized by quantum fluctuations. In a theoretical description of this phenomenon, the low-energy scattering amplitude is utilized as an effective potential. We show that for magnetic atoms, corrections with respect to the Born approximation arise, and we derive a modified pseudopotential using a realistic interaction model. We discuss the resulting changes in collective mode frequencies and droplet stability diagrams. Our results are relevant to recent experiments with erbium and dysprosium atoms.