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An effective quasi-one-dimensional description of a spin-1 atomic condensate

Other Condensed Matter 2009-11-10 v2

Abstract

Within the mean field theory we extend the effective quasi-1D non-polynomial Schr\"{o}dinger equation (NPSE) approach to the description of a spin-1 atomic condensate in a tight radial confinement geometry for both weak and strong atom-atom interactions. Detailed comparisons with full time dependent 3D numerical simulations show excellent agreement as in the case of a single component scalar condensate, demonstrating our result as an efficient and effective tool for the understanding of spin-1 condensate dynamics observed in several recent experiments.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0412300,
  title  = {An effective quasi-one-dimensional description of a spin-1 atomic condensate},
  author = {Wenxian Zhang and L. You},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0412300},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

5 pages, 3 eps figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. A. Small typoes corrections. Updated References