Mean field ground state of a spin-1 condensate in a magnetic field

作者:Zhang WX*; Yi S; You L
来源:New Journal of Physics, 2003, 5: 77.
DOI:10.1088/1367-2630/5/1/377

摘要

We revisit the topic of the mean field ground state of a spin-1 atomic condensate inside a uniform magnetic field (B) under the constraints that both the total number of atoms (N) and the magnetization (M) are conserved. In the presence of an internal state (spin component) independent trap, we also investigate the dependence of the so-called single spatial mode approximation on the magnitude of the magnetic field and M. Our results indicate that the quadratic Zeeman effect is an important factor in balancing the mean field energy from elastic atom-atom collisions that are known to conserve both N and M.

  • 出版日期2003-6-18