Persistent currents in a toroidal trap

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Abstract
Using elementary microscopic methods, we theoretically study persistent flow of an alkali-metal vapor Bose-Einstein condensate around a tight toroidal trap. The angular velocity of a persistent current must be smaller than the angular frequency of the lowest condensate excitation. A supercurrent may be excited by rotating a perturbing potential that is strong enough to cut the toroidal condensate.