Mean--Field and Nonlinear Dynamics in Many--Body Quantum Systems
Nuclear Theory
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
In this paper we discuss in detail the nonlinear equations of the mean--field approximation and their connection to the exact many--body Schr\"odinger equation. Then we analyze the mean--field approach and the nonlinear dynamics of a trapped condensate of weakly--interacting bosons.
Cite
@article{arxiv.nucl-th/9811023,
title = {Mean--Field and Nonlinear Dynamics in Many--Body Quantum Systems},
author = {V. R. Manfredi and L. Salasnich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/9811023},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
6 pages, Latex, presented to 'VII Convegno su Problemi di Fisica Nucleare Teorica', Cortona (Italy), 19-21 October 1998. To be published in the Proceedings, Ed. by S. Rosati, A. Fabrocini and W. Pisent