Phys. Rev. A 58, 2417 - 2422 (1998)Solitary waves in clouds of Bose-Einstein condensed atoms |
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A. D. Jackson1, G. M. Kavoulakis2, and C. J. Pethick2,3
1Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
2NORDITA, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
3Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801-3080
Received 11 March 1998
We consider the conditions under which solitary waves can exist in elongated clouds of Bose-Einstein condensed atoms. General expressions are derived for the velocity, characteristic size, and spatial profile of solitary waves, and the low- and high-density limits are examined.
©1998 The American Physical Society
URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v58/p2417
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.58.2417
PACS: 03.75.Fi, 05.30.Jp, 67.40.Db
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