Published February 25, 2002 | Version v1
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Stable skyrmions in two-component Bose-Einstein condensates

Creators

  • 1. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 OWA (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Theory of Condensed Matter Group, Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HE (United Kingdom)
  • 3. Institute of Mathematics, University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury CT2 7NF (United Kingdom)

Description

We show that stable Skyrmions exist in two-component atomic Bose-Einstein condensates, in the regime of phase separation. Using full three-dimensional simulations we find the stable Skyrmions with topological charges Q=1 and 2, and compute their properties. With reference to these computations we suggest the salient features of an experimental setup in which they might realized

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.080401;
arXiv
arXiv:cond-mat/0109448v2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
88
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 080401-080401.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35022203
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; SKYRME POTENTIAL; SOLITONS; STABILITY; VORTICES
Descriptors DEC
NUCLEON-NUCLEON POTENTIAL; POTENTIALS; QUASI PARTICLES; SIMULATION

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(c) 2002 The American Physical Society