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Reversible and irreversible evolution of a condensed bosonic gas

Condensed Matter 2009-10-31 v2

Abstract

We have formulated a kinetic theory for a condensed atomic gas in a trap, i.e., a generalized Gross-Pitaevskii equation, as well as a quantum-Boltzmann equation for the normal and anomalous fluctuations [R. Walser et al., Phys. Rev. A, 59, 3878 (1999)]. In this article, the theory is applied to the case of an isotropic configuration and we present numerical and analytical results for the reversible real-time propagation, as well as irreversible evolution towards equilibrium.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0004257,
  title  = {Reversible and irreversible evolution of a condensed bosonic gas},
  author = {R. Walser and J. Cooper and M. Holland},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0004257},
  year   = {2009}
}

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15 pages RevTeX, 8 figures, reviewed PRA resubmission