Excited states in the Thomas-Fermi limit: a variational approach

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2009-10-27

arxiv.org/abs/0910.5249v1

Nonlinear Sciences

Pattern Formation and Solitons

20 pages, 4 figures

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Excited states of Bose--Einstein condensates are considered in the semi-classical (Thomas-Fermi) limit of the Gross--Pitaevskii equation with repulsive inter-atomic interactions and a harmonic potential. The relative dynamics of dark solitons (density dips on the localized condensate) with respect to the harmonic potential and to each other is approximated using the averaged Lagrangian method. This permits a complete characterization of the equilibrium positions of the dark solitons as a function of the chemical potential parameter. It also yields an analytical handle on the oscillation frequencies of dark solitons around such equilibria. The asymptotic predictions are generalized for an arbitrary number of dark solitons and are corroborated by numerical computations for 2- and 3-soliton configurations.

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