Nonlinear quantum dynamics in a PT-symmetric double well
Quantum Physics
2014-02-20 v2 Quantum Gases
Chaotic Dynamics
Abstract
We investigate the mean-field dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) described by the Gross-Pitaevskii equation (GPE) in a double-well potential with particle gain and loss, rendering the system PT-symmetric. The stationary solutions of the system show a change from elliptically stable behavior to hyperbolically unstable behavior caused by the appearance of PT-broken solutions of the GPE and influenced by the nonlinear interaction. The dynamical behavior is visualized using the Bloch sphere formalism. However, the dynamics is not restricted to the surface of the sphere due to the nonlinear and non-Hermitian nature of the system.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1311.2397,
title = {Nonlinear quantum dynamics in a PT-symmetric double well},
author = {Daniel Haag and Dennis Dast and Andreas Löhle and Holger Cartarius and Jörg Main and Günter Wunner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.2397},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
10 pages, 9 figures, additions in the text, two figures added