Abstract
We compute using a microscopic mean-field theory the structure and the quasiparticle excitation spectrum of a dilute, trapped Bose-Einstein condensate penetrated by an axisymmetric vortex line. The Gross-Pitaevskii equation for the condensate and the coupled Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov-Popov equations describing the elementary excitations are solved self-consistently using finite-difference methods. We find locally stable vortex configurations at all temperatures below Tc.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 396-400 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Computer Physics Communications |
Volume | 142 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Dec 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bose-Einstein condensation
- Finite-difference methods
- Vortices