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Nonholonomy of order parameters and su(3) vortices in spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensates

Quantum Gases 2018-07-18 v1

Abstract

A generalized Mermin-Ho relation for a spin-1 BEC is derived, which is applicable to vortices regardless of the symmetry and spin polarization of the order parameter. The obtained relation implies an su(3) mass-current circulation and two classes of vortices corresponding to two different su(2) subalgebras.

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@article{arxiv.1804.05518,
  title  = {Nonholonomy of order parameters and su(3) vortices in spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensates},
  author = {Emi Yukawa and Masahito Ueda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.05518},
  year   = {2018}
}

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11 pages, 7 figures