arXiv · cond-mat/9611207
Quantum Versus Mean Field Behavior of Normal Modes of a Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Magnetic Trap
Abstract
Quantum evolution of a collective mode of a Bose-Einstein condensate containing a finite number N of particles shows the phenomena of collapses and revivals. The characteristic collapse time depends on the scattering length, the initial amplitude of the mode and N. The corresponding time values have been derived analytically under certain approximation and numerically for the parabolic atomic trap. The revival of the mode at time of several seconds, as a direct evidence of the effect, can occur, if the normal component is significantly suppressed. We also discuss alternative means to verify the proposed mechanism.
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A. B. Kuklov, N. Chencinski, A. M. Levine, W. M. Schreiber, Joseph L. Birman. 1996-11-27. Quantum Versus Mean Field Behavior of Normal Modes of a Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Magnetic Trap. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.55.r3307
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