Thomas-Fermi versus one- and two-dimensional regimes of a trapped dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate
Other Condensed Matter
2009-11-13 v1 Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We derive the criteria for the Thomas-Fermi regime of a dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate in cigar, pancake and spherical geometries. This also naturally gives the criteria for the mean-field one- and two-dimensional regimes. Our predictions, including the Thomas-Fermi density profiles, are shown to be in excellent agreement with numerical solutions. Importantly, the anisotropy of the interactions has a profound effect on the Thomas-Fermi/low-dimensional criteria.
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@article{arxiv.0807.5110,
title = {Thomas-Fermi versus one- and two-dimensional regimes of a trapped dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate},
author = {N. G. Parker and D. H. J. O'Dell},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.5110},
year = {2009}
}
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5 pages, 2 figures