Dynamics of a Bright Soliton in Bose-Einstein Condensates with Time-Dependent Atomic Scattering Length in an Expulsive Parabolic Potential

Z. X. Liang, Z. D. Zhang, and W. M. Liu
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 050402 – Published 9 February 2005

Abstract

We present a family of exact solutions of the one-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation which describes the dynamics of a bright soliton in Bose-Einstein condensates with the time-dependent interatomic interaction in an expulsive parabolic potential. Our results show that, under a safe range of parameters, the bright soliton can be compressed into very high local matter densities by increasing the absolute value of the atomic scattering length, which can provide an experimental tool for investigating the range of validity of the one-dimensional Gross-Pitaevskii equation. We also find that the number of atoms in the bright soliton keeps dynamic stability: a time-periodic atomic exchange is formed between the bright soliton and the background.

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  • Received 14 June 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.050402

©2005 American Physical Society

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Z. X. Liang1,2, Z. D. Zhang1, and W. M. Liu2

  • 1Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, and International Centre for Materials Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenhua Road 72, Shenyang 110016, People's Republic of China
  • 2Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, People's Republic of China

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Vol. 94, Iss. 5 — 11 February 2005

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