Rossby waves in rapidly rotating Bose-Einstein condensates

Details Rossby waves in rapidly rotating Bose-Einstein condensates Rossby waves in rapidly rotating Bose-Einstein condensates

2009-12-07

arxiv.org/abs/0912.1276v2

Physics

Quantum Physics

4 pages, 2 figures (submitted to PRL)

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We predict and describe a new collective mode in rotating Bose-Einstein condensates, which is very similar to the Rossby waves in geophysics. In the regime of fast rotation, the Coriolis force dominates the dynamics and acts as a restoring force for acoustic-drift waves along the condensate. We derive a nonlinear equation that includes the effects of both the zero-point pressure and the anharmonicity of the trap. It is shown that such waves have negative phase speed, propagating in the opposite sense of the rotation. We discuss different equilibrium configurations and compare with those resulting from the Thomas-Fermi approximation.

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