Title :
Dynamical instabilities in an attractive Bose-Einstein condensate with a vortex
Author :
Saito, H. ; Ueda, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
A Bose-Einstein condensate with a vortex has dynamical instability, when the attractive interaction between atoms exceeds a critical value. The vortex splits into two clusters, which unite to restore the original vortex or collapse.
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; vortices; Bose-Einstein condensate; attractive interaction; dynamical instabilities; vortex; Resonance; Thermodynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238047
