Zero-Temperature, Mean-Field Theory of Atomic Bose-Einstein Condensates.
We review the application of zero-temperature, mean-field theory to current experimental atomic Bose-Einstein condensates. We assess the validity of the approximations made by comparing the mean-field results with a variety of experimental data.
Department of Physics, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460-8031.
Mark
M
Edwards
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001.
R J
RJ
Dodd
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001.
Charles W
CW
Clark
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001.
K
K
Burnett
Bogoliubov equations; Bose-Einstein condensation; Gross-Pitaevskii equation; linear excitations; mean-field theory; nonlinear Schrödinger equation; superfluidity; vortex formation