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Nonlinear Guided Waves and Their Applications

Faraday Patterns in Bose-Einstein Condensates

Kęstutis Staliūnas, Stefano Longhi, German J. de Valcsircel

Published Jan 1, 2002• 1 citation
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Abstract

Temporal periodic modulation of the scattering length in Bose-Einstein condensates is shown to excite subharmonic patterns of atomic density through a parametric resonance. The patterns are analogous to the Faraday waves excited in vertically vibrated liquids.
DOI
10.1364/nlgw.2002.nlmd20

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