Quasi-one-dimensional approximation for Bose-Einstein condensates transversely trapped by a funnel potential

Abstract

Starting from the standard three-dimensional (3D) Gross-Pitaevskii equation (GPE) and using a variational approximation, we derive an effective one-dimensional nonpolynomial Schrödinger equation (1D-NPSE) governing the axial dynamics of atomic Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) under the action of a singular but physically relevant funnel-shaped transverse trap, i.e., an attractive 2D potential $\sim -1/r$ (where $r$ is the radial coordinate in the transverse plane), in combination with the repulsive self-interaction. Wave functions of the trapped BEC are regular, in spite of the potential's singularity. The model applies to a condensate of particles (small molecules) carrying a permanent electric dipole moment in the field of a uniformly charged axial thread, as well as to a quantum gas of magnetic atoms pulled by an axial electric current. By means of numerical simulations, we verify that the effective 1D-NPSE provides accurate static and dynamical results, in comparison to the full 3D GPE, for both repulsive and attractive signs of the intrinsic nonlinearity.

7 pages, 5 figures, To be published in J. Phys. B: At., Mol. & Opt. Phys

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