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Anderson localization and quenched induced dynamics of spin orbit coupled Bose–Einstein condensate in a random potential

Z. Oztas, O Nabiollahi

Published May 2, 2024• 1 citation
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Abstract We consider the localization and dynamical properties of a one dimensional spin orbit coupled Bose–Einstein condensate trapped by a disordered speckle potential. We numerically solve coupled Gross–Pitaevskii equation to obtain ground sate solutions. The effects of spin–orbit coupling and detuning parameter on localization are investigated. It is found that the increase of spin–orbit coupling delocalizes the condensate while the increase of detuning favors localization. After achieving the numerical ground state solutions, we examine the quench induced dynamics of the condensate by the complete cessation of the spin–orbit coupling. We show that at parameters where the ground state is not localized, the dynamics of the system is chaotic.

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10.1088/1402-4896/ad405f

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