Chaotic Oscillations in Finite Quantum Systems: Trapped Bose-Einstein Condensates
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2009-10-31 v1 Chaotic Dynamics
Abstract
We discuss the recently achieved Bose-Einstein condensation for alkali-metal atoms in magnetic traps. The theoretically predicted low-energy collective oscillations of the condensate have been experimentally confirmed by laser imaging techniques. We show by using Poincar\`e sections that at higher energies non-linear effects appear and oscillations become chaotic. PACS 03.75.Fi, 05.30.Jp, 05.45.+b, 32.80.Pj
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@article{arxiv.chao-dyn/9906034,
title = {Chaotic Oscillations in Finite Quantum Systems: Trapped Bose-Einstein Condensates},
author = {Luca Salasnich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:chao-dyn/9906034},
year = {2009}
}
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7 Latex pages, 1 postscript figure, short report to the 4th International Summer School/Conference "Let's Face Chaos through Nonlinear Dynamics", 27 June - 11 July, University of Maribor, Slovenia