Vortex Dipole in a Trapped Atomic Bose-Einstein Condensate
Superconductivity
2009-11-10 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
We calculate the angular momentum and energy of a vortex dipole in a trapped atomic Bose-Einstein condensate. Fully analytic expressions are obtained. We apply the results to understand a novel phenomenon in the MIT group experiment, an excellent agreement is achieved, and further experimental investigation is proposed to confirm this vortex dipole mechanism. We then suggest an effective generation and detection of vortex dipole for experimental realization. Application of the sum rule to calculate collective mode frequency splitting is also discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0410601,
title = {Vortex Dipole in a Trapped Atomic Bose-Einstein Condensate},
author = {Qi Zhou and Hui Zhai},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0410601},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
7 pages, 5 figures