Abstract
We observe spin rotations caused by atomic collisions in a nonequilibrium Bose-condensed gas of ^{87}Rb. Reflection from a pseudomagnetic barrier creates counterflow in which forward- and backward-propagating matter waves have partly transverse spin directions. Even though inter-atomic interaction strengths are state independent, the indistinguishability of parallel spins leads to spin dynamics. A local magnetodynamic model, which captures the salient features of the observed spin textures, highlights an essential connection between four-wave mixing and collisional spin rotation. The observed phenomenon is commonly thought not to occur in Bose condensates; our observations and model clarify the nature of these effective-magnetic spin rotations.
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