Trapped Bose-Einstein condensates in synthetic magnetic field

Abstract

Rotating properties of Bose-Einstein condensates in synthetic magnetic field are studied by numerically solving the Gross-Pitaevskii equation and compared with condensates confined in the rotating trap. It seems that it is more difficult to add large angular momentum to condensates spined up by the synthetic magnetic field than by the rotating trap. However, strengthening the repulsive interaction between atoms is an effective and realizable route to overcome this problem and can at least generate vortex-lattice-like structures. In addition, the validity of the Feynman rule for condensates in synthetic magnetic field is verified.