Bose-einstein condensation in trapped dipolar gases
We discuss Bose-Einstein condensation in a trapped gas of bosonic particles interacting dominantly via dipole-dipole forces. We find that in this case the mean-field interparticle interaction and, hence, the stability diagram are governed by the trapping geometry. Possible physical realizations include ultracold heteronuclear molecules, or atoms with laser induced electric dipole moments.
Santos
L
Institut fur Theoretische Physik, Universitat Hannover, D-30167 Hannover, Germany.
Shlyapnikov
GV
Zoller
P
Lewenstein
M