Published May 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Exact results on the dynamics of a multicomponent Bose-Einstein condensate

  • 1. Department of Physics, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Ohtsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610 (Japan)

Description

We study the time evolution of a two-dimensional multicomponent Bose-Einstein condensate in an external harmonic trap with arbitrary time-dependent frequency. We show analytically that the time evolution of the total mean-square radius of the wave packet is determined in terms of the same solvable equation as in the case of a single-component condensate. The dynamics of the total mean-square radius is also the same for a rotating as well as a nonrotating multicomponent condensate. We determine the criteria for the collapse of the condensate at a finite time. Generalizing our previous work on a single-component condensate, we show explosion-implosion duality in the multicomponent condensate

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Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
65
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 053601-053601.6
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

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(c) 2002 The American Physical Society