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Physical Review A

Stability properties of the two-component Bose-Einstein condensate

Patrik Öhberg

Published Jan 1, 1999• 56 citations
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Abstract

The two-component Bose-Einstein condensate is known to break its symmetry spontaneously. The stability of the symmetric solution has been investigated by solving the ground-state density profiles for different parameter regimes. We emphasize the importance of the trap geometry for the formation of the condensate.
DOI
10.1103/physreva.59.634

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