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Anisotropic solitons in dipolar Bose-Einstein Condensates

Other Condensed Matter 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

Starting with a Gaussian variational ansatz, we predict anisotropic bright solitons in quasi-2D Bose-Einstein condensates consisting of atoms with dipole moments polarized \emph{perpendicular} to the confinement direction. Unlike isotropic solitons predicted for the moments aligned with the confinement axis [Phys. Rev. Lett. \textbf{95}, 200404 (2005)], no sign reversal of the dipole-dipole interaction is necessary to support the solitons. Direct 3D simulations confirm their stability.

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@article{arxiv.0711.0853,
  title  = {Anisotropic solitons in dipolar Bose-Einstein Condensates},
  author = {I. Tikhonenkov and B. A. Malomed and A. Vardi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0711.0853},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages, 4 figures

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