NUMERICAL-SOLUTION OF THE NONLINEAR SCHRODINGER-EQUATION FOR SMALL SAMPLES OF TRAPPED NEUTRAL ATOMS

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作者
EDWARDS, M
BURNETT, K
机构
[1] NATL INST STAND & TECHNOL, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20899 USA
[2] UNIV OXFORD, DEPT PHYS, CLARENDON LAB, OXFORD OX1 3PU, ENGLAND
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PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1995年 / 51卷 / 02期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.51.1382
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present a numerical technique to solve the time-independent nonlinear Schrödinger equation with an external potential. We apply it to the case of a dilute Bose-condensed assembly of trapped neutral atoms where the potential varies on the same scale as the condensate. This situation should soon be accessible to experimental observation. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:1382 / 1386
页数:5
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