A tale of two distributions: from few to many vortices in quasi-two-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates

DOI10.1098/RSPA.2014.0048zbMATH Open1371.82060arXiv1401.4138OpenAlexW2060834462WikidataQ51060170 ScholiaQ51060170MaRDI QIDQ5362273FDOQ5362273

Authors: Theodore Kolokolnikov, R. Carretero-González, Panayotis G. Kevrekidis 

Publication date: 29 September 2017

Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Motivated by the recent successes of particle models in capturing the precession and interactions of vortex structures in quasi-two-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates, we revisit the relevant systems of ordinary differential equations. We consider the number of vortices $N$ as a parameter and explore the prototypical configurations ("ground states") that arise in the case of few or many vortices. In the case of few vortices, we modify the classical result of Havelock [Phil. Mag. $$, 617 (1931)] illustrating that vortex polygons in the form of a ring are unstable for $Ngeq7$. Additionally, we reconcile this modification with the recent identification of symmetry breaking bifurcations for the cases of $N=2,dots,5$. We also briefly discuss the case of a ring of vortices surrounding a central vortex (so-called $N+1$ configuration). We finally examine the opposite limit of large $N$ and illustrate how a coarse-graining, continuum approach enables the accurate identification of the radial distribution of vortices in that limit.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1401.4138

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum dynamics and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82C10)

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