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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 553-565 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| Volume | 101 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - 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