Collapse times for attractive Bose-Einstein condensates

We argue that the main mechanism for condensate collapse in an attractive Bose-Einstein condensate is the loss of coherence between atoms a finite distance apart, rather than the growth of the occupation number in non-condensate modes. Since the former mechanism is faster than the latter by a factor...

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spelling todo:paper_09534075_v41_n2_p_Calzetta2023-10-03T15:51:01Z Collapse times for attractive Bose-Einstein condensates Calzetta, E. Approximation theory Bose-Einstein condensation Mathematical models Collapse times Theoretical models Atomic physics We argue that the main mechanism for condensate collapse in an attractive Bose-Einstein condensate is the loss of coherence between atoms a finite distance apart, rather than the growth of the occupation number in non-condensate modes. Since the former mechanism is faster than the latter by a factor of approximately 3/2, this helps to dispel the apparent failure of field theoretical models in predicting the collapse time of the condensate. © 2008 IOP Publishing Ltd. Fil:Calzetta, E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09534075_v41_n2_p_Calzetta
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topic Approximation theory
Bose-Einstein condensation
Mathematical models
Collapse times
Theoretical models
Atomic physics
spellingShingle Approximation theory
Bose-Einstein condensation
Mathematical models
Collapse times
Theoretical models
Atomic physics
Calzetta, E.
Collapse times for attractive Bose-Einstein condensates
topic_facet Approximation theory
Bose-Einstein condensation
Mathematical models
Collapse times
Theoretical models
Atomic physics
description We argue that the main mechanism for condensate collapse in an attractive Bose-Einstein condensate is the loss of coherence between atoms a finite distance apart, rather than the growth of the occupation number in non-condensate modes. Since the former mechanism is faster than the latter by a factor of approximately 3/2, this helps to dispel the apparent failure of field theoretical models in predicting the collapse time of the condensate. © 2008 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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author Calzetta, E.
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title Collapse times for attractive Bose-Einstein condensates
title_short Collapse times for attractive Bose-Einstein condensates
title_full Collapse times for attractive Bose-Einstein condensates
title_fullStr Collapse times for attractive Bose-Einstein condensates
title_full_unstemmed Collapse times for attractive Bose-Einstein condensates
title_sort collapse times for attractive bose-einstein condensates
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09534075_v41_n2_p_Calzetta
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