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arXiv:1101.0541

Vortex Dipole in a BEC with dipole-dipole interaction

C. Yüce, Z. Oztas

Published Jan 3, 2011• 0 citations
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Abstract

We consider single and multiply charged quantized vortex dipole in an oblate dipolar Bose Einstein condensate in the Thomas-Fermi (TF) regime. We calculate the critical velocity for the formation of a pair of vortices of opposite charge. We find that dipolar interactions decrease the critical velocity for a vortex dipole nucleation.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.1101.0541

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