Vortex line and ring dynamics in trapped Bose-Einstein condensates
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- 21 July 1999
Abstract
Vortex dynamics in inhomogeneous Bose-Einstein condensates are studied numerically in two and three dimensions. We simulate the precession of a single vortex around the center of a trapped condensate, and use the Magnus force to estimate the precession frequency. Vortex ring dynamics in a spherical trap are also simulated, and we discover that a ring undergoes oscillatory motion around a circle of maximum energy. The position of this locus is calculated as a function of the number of condensed atoms. In the presence of dissipation, the amplitude of the oscillation will increase, eventually resulting in self-annihilation of the ring.Keywords
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- Version 1, 1999-07-21, ArXiv
- Published version: Physical Review A, 61 (1), 013604.
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