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arXiv:cond-mat/9609033

Bose Condensate in External Potential: A Thomas-Fermi Approach

Kerson Huang

Published Sep 3, 1996• 2 citations
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Abstract

The Bose condensate in an external potential is treated in the Thomas-Fermi approximation.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/9609033

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