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Adiabaticity in Nonlinear Quantum Dynamics: Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Temporally-Varying Box

Soft Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

A simple model of an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate in a box whose size varies with time is studied to determine the nature of adiabaticity in the nonlinear dynamics obtained within the Gross-Pitaevskii equation (the nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation). Analytical and numerical methods are used to determine the nature of adiabaticity in this nonlinear quantum system. Criteria for validity of an adiabatic approximation are formulated.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0108114,
  title  = {Adiabaticity in Nonlinear Quantum Dynamics: Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Temporally-Varying Box},
  author = {Yehuda B. Band and Boris Malomed and Marek Trippenbach},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0108114},
  year   = {2007}
}

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11 pages, 5 figures