ZERO-TEMPERATURE, MEAN-FIELD THEORY OF ATOMIC BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES

Authors
EDWARDS M DODD RJ CLARK CW BURNETT K
Citation
M. Edwards et al., ZERO-TEMPERATURE, MEAN-FIELD THEORY OF ATOMIC BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES, Journal of research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 101(4), 1996, pp. 553-565
Citations number
38
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering
Journal title
Journal of research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
1044677X
Volume
101
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
553 - 565
Database
ISI
SICI code
1044-677X(1996)101:4<553:ZMTOAB>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We review the application of zero-temperature, mean-field theory to cu rrent experimental atomic Bose-Einstein condensates. We assess the val idity of the approximations made by comparing the mean-field results w ith a variety of experimental data.