Dark solitons in Bose-Hubbard model in the presence of a harmonic trap potential

Ryan V. Mishmash, Lincoln D. Carr

Chris Hamner, Yongping Zhang, JiaJia Chang +2 more

We investigate the phase winding dynamics of a harmonically trapped two-component BEC subject to inhomogeneous Rabi oscillations between two pseudospin components. While the single-particle dynamics can be explained by mapping the system to a two-component Bose-Hubbard model, nonlinearities due to the interatomic repulsion lead to new effects observed in the experiments: In the presence of a linear magnetic field gradient, a qualitatively stable moving magnetic order that is similar to antiferromagnetic order is observed after critical winding is achieved. We also demonstrate how the phase winding can be used to generate copious dark-bright solitons in a two-component BEC, opening the door for new experimental studies of these nonlinear features.

Jie-Fang Zhang, Lei Wu

Hong Li

The evolution characteristics of a Bose-Einstein condensate dark soliton with three-body interactions are investigated by the variational approach.The effects of a harmonic trapping potential on the motion of the dark soliton are discussed. It is shown that the dark soliton will oscillate in the harmonic potential. The trapping strength and the sign of three-body interactions affect the evolution of the dark soliton and change the oscillation characteristics of the Bose-Einstein condensate system.

V. V. Konotop

Xiangjun Chen, Zhang Jing-qiao, Hon‐Cheng Wong