A good approximation of modulated amplitude waves in Bose–Einstein condensates

In this paper, we present a perturbation method that utilizes Hamiltonian perturbation theory and averaging to analyze spatio-temporal structures in Gross–Pitaevskii equations and thereby investigate the dynamics of modulated amplitude waves (MAWs) in quasi-one-dimensional Bose–Einstein condensates with mean-field interactions. A good approximation for MAWs is obtained. We also explore dynamics of BECs with the nonresonant external potentials and scatter lengths varying periodically in detail using Hamiltonian perturbation theory and numerical simulations.