Abstract
Due to interatomic collisions, the ground state of a Bose-Einstein condensate of dilute atoms is not, as is commonly assumed, a coherent state. The quantum state for two condensates with a linear coupling provided by either spatial tunneling or laser coupling between magnetic substates is studied. As the system is closed, the ground state is unambiguously a pure state, there is no need to invoke broken symmetry.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Technical Digest - European Quantum Electronics Conference |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway, NJ |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Pages | 32-33 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 International Quantum Electronics Conference - San Francisco, CA, USA Duration: 3 May 1998 → 8 May 1998 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1998 International Quantum Electronics Conference |
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| City | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Period | 3/05/98 → 8/05/98 |