Bose-Einstein condensates in traps of time-dependent topology

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dc.creatorBusch, Th.
dc.creatorAnglin, J. R.
dc.creatorZurek, W. H.
dc.date2001-03-19
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:40:47Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:40:47Z
dc.descriptionSuperfluid phenomena can be explained in terms of the topologies of the order parameter and of the confining vessel. For example, currents in a toroidal vessel can be characterized by a discrete and conserved quantity, the winding number. In trapped Bose-Einstein condensates, the topology of the trap can be characterized by the topology of the Thomas-Fermi surface of its N-particle ground state. This can be altered during an experiment, so that a toroidal trap may deform into a more spherical shape, allowing an initially persistent current to decay into singly-quantized vortices. We investigate such a procedure numerically, and confirm that the Thomas-Fermi prescription for the trap topology gives an accurate picture of vortex formation.
dc.description4 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0103394
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0103394
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/17499
dc.subjectCondensed Matter
dc.titleBose-Einstein condensates in traps of time-dependent topology
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