Abstract
The dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in a time-dependent harmonic trapping potential is determined for arbitrary variations of the position of the centre of the trap and its frequencies. The dynamics of the BEC wavepacket is soliton-like. The motion of the centre of the wavepacket, and the spatially and temporally dependent phase (which affects the coherence properties of the BEC) multiplying the soliton-like part of the wavepacket, are analytically determined.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 315 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2383-2389 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| State | Published - 28 May 2002 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics