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Coherent Dynamics of Vortex Formation in Trapped Bose-Einstein Condensates

B. M. Caradoc-Davies, R. J. Ballagh, K. Burnett

cond-matarXiv:cond-mat/9902092

Abstract

Simulations of a rotationally stirred condensate show that a regime of simple behaviour occurs in which a single vortex cycles in and out of the condensate. We present a simple quantitative model of this behaviour, which accurately describes the full vortex dynamics, including a critical angular speed of stirring for vortex formation. A method for experimentally preparing a condensate in a central vortex state is suggested.

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