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arXiv:1210.1609 · Journal of Mathematical Physics

On nonlocal Gross-Pitaevskii equations with periodic potentials

Christopher W. Curtis

Published Jul 1, 2012• 7 citations
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Abstract

The Gross-Pitaevskii equation is a widely used model in physics, in particular in the context of Bose-Einstein condensates. However, it only takes into account local interactions between particles. This paper demonstrates the validity of using a nonlocal formulation as a generalization of the local model. In particular, the paper demonstrates that the solution of the nonlocal model approaches in norm the solution of the local model as the nonlocal model approaches the local model. The nonlocality and potential used for the Gross-Pitaevskii equation are quite general, thus this paper shows that one can easily add nonlocal effects to interesting classes of Bose-Einstein condensate models. Based on a particular choice of potential for the nonlocal Gross-Pitaevskii equation, we establish the orbital stability of a class of parameter-dependent solutions to the nonlocal problem for certain parameter regimes. Numerical results corroborate the analytical stability results and lead to predictions about the stability of the class of solutions for parameter values outside of the purview of the theory established in this paper.

DOI
10.1063/1.4736722

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In this paper, we investigate the nonlocal Gross–Pitaevskii equation which describes the phenomena of Bose–Einstein condensates under the mean field approximation. Using mean-field theory and adopting separation of variables method, the five-component Gross–Pitaevskii spin–orbit-coupled spin-2 Bose–Einstein condensate model can be reduced to five-component ordinary differential equation, then twelve families of solutions are obtained by the combination of some Jacobi elliptic functions. In particular, when the modulus of Jacobi elliptic function tends to one, a series of bright soliton and dark soliton and their combined solution are obtained. These periodic and hyperbolic soliton solutions are analyzed in detail, the nature and images will be of practical application to provide theoretical guidance for spin systems.
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We consider a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) with non-local inter-particle interactions. The local Gross-Pitaevskii (GP) equation is valid for the gas parameter [Formula: see text], but for [Formula: see text], the BEC is described by a modified GP equation (MGPE). We study the exact solutions of the MGPE describing bright and dark solitons. It turns out that the width of these non-local solitons has qualitatively similar behaviour as the modified healing length due to the non-local interactions of the MGPE. We also study the effect of the non-locality and gas parameter (ν) on the stability of the solitons using the Vakhitov-Kolokolov (VK) stability criterion. We show that these soliton solutions are stable according to the VK criterion. Further, the stability of these soliton solutions gets enhanced due to the non-locality of interactions.