Exact breather solutions of repulsive Bose atoms in a one-dimensional harmonic trap

Abstract

Bose–Einstein condensates of repulsive Bose atoms in a one-dimensional harmonic trap are investigated within the framework of a mean field theory. We solve the one-dimensional nonlinear Gross–Pitaevskii (GP) equation that describes atomic Bose–Einstein condensates. As a result, we acquire a family of exact breather solutions of the GP equation. We numerically calculate the number density [Formula: see text] of atoms that is associated with these solutions. The first discovery of the calculation is that at the instant of the saddle point, the density profile exhibits a sharp peak with extremely narrow width. The second discovery of the calculation is that in the center of the trap ([Formula: see text] m), the number density is a U-shaped function of the time [Formula: see text]. The third discovery of the calculation is that the surface plot of the density [Formula: see text] likes a saddle surface. The fourth discovery of the calculation is that as the number [Formula: see text] of atoms increases, the Bose–Einstein condensate in a one-dimensional harmonic trap becomes stabler and stabler.