Numerical study of the coupled time-dependent Gross-Pitaevskii equation: Application to Bose-Einstein condensation

Sadhan K. Adhikari
Phys. Rev. E 63, 056704 – Published 20 April 2001
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Abstract

We present a numerical study of the coupled time-dependent Gross-Pitaevskii equation, which describes the Bose-Einstein condensate of several types of trapped bosons at ultralow temperature with both attractive and repulsive interatomic interactions. The same approach is used to study both stationary and time-evolution problems. We consider up to four types of atoms in the study of stationary problems. We consider the time-evolution problems where the frequencies of the traps or the atomic scattering lengths are suddenly changed in a stable preformed condensate. We also study the effect of periodically varying these frequencies or scattering lengths on a preformed condensate. These changes introduce oscillations in the condensate, which are studied in detail. Good convergence is obtained in all cases studied.

  • Received 20 June 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.63.056704

©2001 American Physical Society

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Sadhan K. Adhikari

  • Instituto de Física Teórica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, 01.405-900 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Vol. 63, Iss. 5 — May 2001

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