Reversible and irreversible evolution of a condensed bosonic gas

R. Walser, J. Cooper, and M. Holland
Phys. Rev. A 63, 013607 – Published 12 December 2000
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Abstract

We have formulated a kinetic theory for a condensed atomic gas in a trap, i.e., a generalized Gross-Pitaevskii equation, as well as a quantum-Boltzmann equation for the normal and anomalous fluctuations [R. Walser et al., Phys. Rev. A 59, 3878 (1999)]. In this paper, the theory is applied to the case of an isotropic configuration and we present numerical and analytical results for the reversible real-time propagation, as well as irreversible evolution towards equilibrium.

  • Received 17 April 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.63.013607

©2000 American Physical Society

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R. Walser, J. Cooper, and M. Holland

  • JILA, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0440

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Vol. 63, Iss. 1 — January 2001

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