arXiv · cond-mat/0503561
Novel Dynamical Resonances in Finite-Temperature Bose-Einstein Condensates
Abstract
We describe a variety of intriguing mode-coupling effects which can occur in a confined Bose-Einstein condensed system at finite temperature. These arise from strong interactions between a condensate fluctuation and resonances of the thermal cloud yielding strongly non-linear behaviour. We show how these processes can be affected by altering the aspect ratio of the trap, thereby changing the relevant mode-matching conditions. We illustrate how direct driving of the thermal cloud can lead to significant shifts in the excitation spectrum for a number of modes and provide further experimental scenarios in which the dramatic behaviour observed for the $m=0$ mode at JILA (Jin {\it et al.} 1997) can be repeated. Our theoretical description is based on a successful second-order finite-temperature quantum field theory which includes the full coupled dynamics of the condensate and thermal cloud and all relevant finite-size effects.
Explore related subjects
Keep this discovery
Explore connections, maps & timelines
A. J. Geddes, S. A. Morgan, D. A. W. Hutchinson. 2005-03-23. Novel Dynamical Resonances in Finite-Temperature Bose-Einstein Condensates. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2005.1543
Cite the original work for its findings. Save a collection to share your selection of sources.