3D skyrmion and knot in two-component Bose-Einstein condensates

被引:11
作者
Liu, Yong-Kai [1 ]
Zhang, Cong [1 ]
Yang, Shi-Jie [1 ]
机构
[1] Beijing Normal Univ, Dept Phys, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
关键词
Bose-Einstein condensate; GP equation; Decouple the nonlinear interactions; 3D skyrmion and knot;
D O I
10.1016/j.physleta.2013.10.025
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We present exact solutions to the two-component Bose-Einstein condensates by adopting a method of separating the variables, which exhibit nontrivial topology. These solitonic solutions can form 3D skyrmion and knot in the three-dimensional system. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:3300 / 3303
页数:4
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