Vortex nucleation in rotating Bose-Einstein condensates
Other Condensed Matter
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
We study the formation and stability of a single vortex state in a weakly-interacting Bose-Einstein condensate that is confined in a rotating harmonic potential. Our results are consistent with the fact that any single off-center vortex is unstable. Furthermore, a vortex state located at the center of the cloud first becomes locally stable as the rotational frequency increases. Finally our study implies the existence of hysteresis effects.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0410149,
title = {Vortex nucleation in rotating Bose-Einstein condensates},
author = {G. M. Kavoulakis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0410149},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 6 ps figures, RevTex