Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

Self-Trapping and Dynamical Stability of Two-Component Bose–Einstein Condensates in a Double-Well Potential

Wei Wang

Published Aug 28, 2009• 6 citations

Abstract

The dynamics of two-component Bose–Einstein condensates (BECs) in a double-well potential is studied here. Interspecies (or component–component) couplings are taken into account. As a consequence of the couplings, more fixed points may appear in the BECs. We analyze the stability of the system around some special fixed points that are independent of the couplings. A critical interspecies coupling constant below which fixed points are stable is presented and analyzed. Numerical simulation of the dynamics of the two-component BECs is also presented and discussed.

DOI: 10.1143/jpsj.78.094002

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