Quantum dynamics of an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate in a double-well potential
G. J. MilburnDepartment of Physics, The University of Queensland, QLD Brisbane 4072, AustraliaJ. F. CorneyDepartment of Physics, The University of Queensland, QLD Brisbane 4072, AustraliaE. M. WrightDepartment of Physics, The University of Queensland, QLD Brisbane 4072, AustraliaD. F. WallsDepartment of Physics, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
1997en
ABI
Abstract
We consider the quantum dynamics of a neutral atom Bose-Einstein condensate in a double-well potential, including many-body hard-sphere interactions. Using a mean-field factorization we show that the coherent oscillations due to tunneling are suppressed when the number of atoms exceeds a critical value. An exact quantum solution, in a two-mode approximation, shows that the mean-field solution is modulated by a quantum collapse and revival sequence.
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