Phys. Rev. A 54, R1753 - R1756 (1996)

Evolution of a Bose-condensed gas under variations of the confining potential

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Yu. Kagan1, E. L. Surkov1, and G. V. Shlyapnikov1,2
1Russian Research Center Kurchatov Institute, Kurchatov Square, 123182 Moscow, Russia
2Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, University of Amsterdam, Valckenierstraat 65-67, 1018 XE Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Rapid Communication Received 3 June 1996

We discuss the dynamic properties of a trapped Bose-condensed gas under variations of the confining field and find analytical scaling solutions for the evolving coherent state (condensate). We further discuss the characteristic features and the depletion of this coherent state.


©1996 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v54/pR1753
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.54.R1753
PACS: 03.75.Fi, 34.20.Cf

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