Abstract
In the framework of the nonlinear mechanics, we study the dynamics of a neutral atom confined in a magnetic quadrupolar trap. Owing to the axial symmetry of the system, the z-component of the angular momentum pφ is an integral of motion and, in cylindrical coordinates, the dynamics of the atom is modeled by a two-degree of freedom Hamiltonian. The structure and evolution of the phase space as a function of the energy is explored extensively by means of numerical techniques of continuation of families of periodic orbits and Poincare surfaces of section.
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