Published June 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Bogoliubov dynamics of condensate collisions using the positive-P representation

  • 1. Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotnikow 32/46, PL-02-668 Warsaw (Poland)
  • 2. Institute of Theoretical Physics, Physics Department, University of Warsaw, Hoza 69, PL-00-681 Warsaw (Poland)
  • 3. The Andrzej Soltan Institute for Nuclear Studies, Hoza 69, PL-00-681 Warsaw (Poland)

Description

We formulate the time-dependent Bogoliubov dynamics of colliding Bose-Einstein condensates in terms of a positive-P representation of the Bogoliubov field. We obtain stochastic evolution equations for the field which converge to the full Bogoliubov description as the number of realizations grows. The numerical effort grows linearly with the size of the computational lattice. We benchmark the efficiency and accuracy of our description against Wigner distribution and exact positive-P methods. We consider its regime of applicability, and show that it is the most efficient method in the common situation when the total particle number in the system is insufficient for a truncated Wigner treatment.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
83
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 063625-063625.8
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43028277
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ACCURACY; BENCHMARKS; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; COLLISIONS; EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL EVOLUTION; PARTICLES; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TIME DEPENDENCE; WIGNER DISTRIBUTION
Descriptors DEC
EVOLUTION

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