title: Bright soliton trains of trapped Bose-Einstein condensates.
abstract: We variationally determine the dynamics of bright soliton trains composed of harmonically trapped Bose-Einstein condensates with attractive interatomic interactions. In particular, we obtain the interaction potential between two solitons. We also discuss the formation of soliton trains due to the quantum mechanical phase fluctuations of a one-dimensional condensate.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University, Leuvenlaan 4, 3584 CE Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Al Khawaja
authors.forename: H T C
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Stoof
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hulet
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Strecker
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Partridge