How Does a Dipolar Bose-Einstein Condensate Collapse?
Atomic Physics
2015-05-13 v1
Abstract
We emphasize that the macroscopic collapse of a dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate in a pancake-shaped trap occurs through local density fluctuations, rather than through a global collapse to the trap center. This hypothesis is supported by a recent experiment in a chromium condensate.
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@article{arxiv.0809.4727,
title = {How Does a Dipolar Bose-Einstein Condensate Collapse?},
author = {J. L. Bohn and R. M. Wilson and S. Ronen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.4727},
year = {2015}
}
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Proceedings of 17th International Laser Physics Workshop