Abstract

We studied the evolution of vortex solitons in two-component coupled Bose-Einstein condensates trapped in a harmonic potential. Using a two-dimensional coupled Gross-Pitaevskii equation model and a variational method, we theoretically derived the vortex soliton solution. Under an appropriate parametric setting, the derived vortex soliton radius was found to oscillate periodically. The derived quasi-stable states with typical nonlinear features are pictorially demonstrated and can be used to guide relevant experimental observations of vortex soliton phenomena in coupled ultracold atomic systems.

Highlights

  • During the past two decades, there has been a strong research concentration on Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC)-related studies and nonlinear phenomena investigation has been a hot topic

  • Tremendous progress has been made on studies of typical nonlinear features such as solitons and vortices, and stability that has been predicted[1] in competing nonlinear media is a concern

  • Better control of the physical situation can be achieved in coupled ultracold atomic gases such as multi-component BECs6 or BECs with impurities

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Summary

INTRODUCTION

During the past two decades, there has been a strong research concentration on Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC)-related studies and nonlinear phenomena investigation has been a hot topic. E.g., white solitons, can undergo periodic oscillation and has been proved to be stable.[4] in self-focus media, the propagation of vortices stays relatively stable as a result of the nonlocal nonlinearity.[5] Better control of the physical situation can be achieved in coupled ultracold atomic gases such as multi-component BECs6 or BECs with impurities. Using a two-dimensional coupled Gross-Pitaevskii equation (GPE) model[8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16] and a variational method,[17,18] we derived the analytical vortex soliton solution for the dilute component and determined that, under a certain parametric setting, the system’s distribution width, which is a time-dependent parametric function, oscillates periodically such that the vortex ring showing up in the system expands and contracts alternately and stays in a quasi-stable dynamic state.

THE GPE MODEL AND THE VARIATIONAL DERIVATION OF THE VORTEX SOLITON SOLUTION
ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
CONCLUSION

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