Dynamic evolution of spin-1 and spin-2 dipolar BECs

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dc.contributor.advisorPu, Hanen_US
dc.creatorTsekouras, Konstantinosen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-03T18:32:29Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-12-03T18:32:29Zen_US
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the dynamical evolution of spin-1 and spin-2 Bose-Einstein Condensates (BECs) when the dipolar interaction is taken into consideration. Using the Single-Mode Approximation (SMA) equations of motion are derived for each condensate component which are then numerically solved. The results convincingly show that the dipolar interaction has a significant effect despite being much weaker than the collision or spin-exchange interaction and that if included magnetic effects are easy to treat. Further, an analytical Mean-Field Theory formulation is used to derive and simplify equations of motion for a spin-1 BEC in 2D (pancake) configuration. Moving to a reference frame that rotates at the Larmor frequency greatly simplifies the equations and removes first-order Zeeman terms, rendering the effects of the dipolar interaction much clearer to observe in the condensate evolution.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS PHYS. 2008 TSEKOURASen_US
dc.identifier.citationTsekouras, Konstantinos. "Dynamic evolution of spin-1 and spin-2 dipolar BECs." (2007) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103674">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103674</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digital304818355en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/103674en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectAtoms & subatomic particlesen_US
dc.subjectPure sciencesen_US
dc.titleDynamic evolution of spin-1 and spin-2 dipolar BECsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPhysicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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