Symmetry breaking and tunneling dynamics of a dipolar Bose–Einstein condensate in a double-well potential
Yuan Sheng Wang, Ping Long, Bo Zhang +1 more
We investigate the properties of a three-dimensional (3D) dipolar Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) in a double-well potential (DWP). Symmetry breaking and tunneling dynamics phenomena are demonstrated for 164Dy atoms in the 3D DWP using an effective two-mode model. The results show that the symmetry properties of the dynamics are affected markedly by the long-range nature and anisotropy of the dipolar interaction and the isotropic contact interaction.
Canadian Journal of Physics•Nov 14, 2017•3 citations