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Topological classification of vortex-core structures of spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensates

Quantum Gases 2014-07-25 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We classify vortex-core structures according to the topology of the order parameter space. By developing a method to characterize how the order parameter changes inside the vortex core. We apply this method to the spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensates and show that the vortex-core structures are classified by winding numbers that are locally defined in the core region. We also show that a vortex-core structure with a nontrivial winding number can be stabilized under a negative quadratic Zeeman effect.

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@article{arxiv.1204.0202,
  title  = {Topological classification of vortex-core structures of spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensates},
  author = {Shingo Kobayashi and Yuki Kawaguchi and Muneto Nitta and Masahito Ueda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.0202},
  year   = {2014}
}

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16 pages, 6 figures