arXiv · quant-ph/0108144
Mean field loops versus quantum anti-crossing nets in trapped Bose-Einstein condensates
Abstract
We study a Bose-Einstein condensate trapped in an asymmetric double well potential. Solutions of the time-independent Gross-Pitaevskii equation reveal intrinsic loops in the energy (or chemical potential) level behavior when the shape of the potential is varied. We investigate the corresponding behavior of the quantum (many-body) energy levels. Applying the two-mode approximation to the bosonic field operators, we show that the quantum energy levels create an anti-crossing net inside the region bounded by the loop of the mean field solution.
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Zbyszek P. Karkuszewski, Krzysztof Sacha, Augusto Smerzi. 2002-10-30. Mean field loops versus quantum anti-crossing nets in trapped Bose-Einstein condensates. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd%2Fe2002-00229-5
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