Magnetization of a half-quantum vortex in a spinor Bose-Einstein condensate
arXiv:0808.3315 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.78.053618
Abstract
Magnetization dynamics of a half-quantum vortex in a spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensate with a ferromagnetic interaction are investigated by mean-field and Bogoliubov analyses. The transverse magnetization is shown to break the axisymmetry and form threefold domains. This phenomenon originates from the topological structure of the half-quantum vortex and spin conservation.
6 pages, 3 figures