1303.0947 (Tapio Simula)

Collective dynamics of vortices in trapped Bose-Einstein condensates    [PDF]

Tapio Simula

We have calculated collective mode spectra for three-dimensional, rotating Bose-Einstein condensates in oblate harmonic traps using the microscopic Bogoliubov-deGennes field theory. For condensates with $N_v$ vortices, $N_v$ Kelvin-Tkachenko mode branches are obtained. The features of these modes are compared with those predicted by a classical point vortex model. We have created movies to visualize the motion of the vortices corresponding to the Kelvin-Tkachenko waves.

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