2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/19606We study the ground-state properties of a quasi-two-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensate of indirect excitons, which are confined in an anisotropic harmonic potential. Incorporating the interactions, we calculate the order parameter variationally. The difficulties in the detection of a Bose-Einstein condensate are also discussed, along with possible ways which would overcome them.13 pages, RevTex, to appear in the Journal of Low Temp. PhysicsCondensed MatterBose-Einstein condensation of indirect excitons in coupled quantum wellstext