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Zero-temperature, mean-field theory of atomic Bose-Einstein condensates

  • Georgia Southern University
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • University of Maryland, College Park
  • University of Oxford
  • St. John's College

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Abstract

We review the application of zero-temperature, mean-field theory to current experimental atomic Bose-Einstein condensates. We assess the validity of the approximations made by comparing the mean-field results with a variety of experimental data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)553-565
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Volume101
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996

Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Engineering

Keywords

  • Bogoliubov equations
  • Bose-Einstein condensation
  • Gross-Pitaevskii equation
  • Linear excitations
  • Mean-field theory
  • Nonlinear Schrödinger equation
  • Superfluidity
  • Vortex formation

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