Dynamics of a Bose–Einstein condensate in a symmetric triple-well trap

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/44/17/175301zbMATH Open1221.82020arXiv1011.1138OpenAlexW3103741761MaRDI QIDQ2998078FDOQ2998078

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Publication date: 18 May 2011

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present a complete analysis of the dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate trapped in a symmetric triple-well potential. Our classical analogue treatment, based on a time-dependent variational method using SU(3) coherent states, includes the parameter dependence analysis of the equilibrium points and their local stability, which is closely related to the condensate collective behaviour. We also consider the effects of off-site interactions, and how these "cross-collisions" may become relevant for a large number of trapped bosons. Besides, we have shown analytically, by means of a simple basis transformation in the single-particle space, that an integrable sub-regime, known as twin-condensate dynamics, corresponds in the classical phase space to invariant surfaces isomorphic to the unit sphere. However, the quantum dynamics preserves the twin-condensate defining characteristics only partially, thus breaking the invariance of the associated quantum subspace. Moreover, the periodic geometry of the trapping potential allowed us to investigate the dynamics of finite angular momentum collective excitations, which can be suppressed by the emergence of chaos. Finally, using the generalized purity associated to the su(3) algebra, we were able to quantify the dynamical classicality of a quantum evolved system, as compared to the corresponding classical trajectory.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1011.1138

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zbMATH Keywords

Bose-Einstein condensatetriple-well potential

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26) Dynamical systems in other branches of physics (quantum mechanics, general relativity, laser physics) (37N20) Quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B10)

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