Vortex structures in atomic spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensates

This thesis is concerned with the structure and stability of vortices in spin-1 atomic Bose-Einstein Condensates (BECs) in rotating, optical traps. We numerically study these vortex structures using a classical mean-field theory which allows atomic interactions to change the local expectation value...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lovegrove, Justin
Other Authors: Ruostekoski, Janne
Published: University of Southampton 2013
Subjects:
510
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.588821