Faraday Waves in Bose-Einstein Condensates -- The Excitation by the Modulation of the Interaction and the Potential

Abstract

We numerically study the dynamics of Faraday waves for Bose-Einstein condensates(BECs) trapped by anisotropic potentials using the three-dimensional Gross-Pitaevskii equation. In previous studies, Faraday waves were excited by periodic modulation of the interaction or potential; in contrast, this study systematically addresses the excitations of the two methods. When the interaction is modulated with a modulation frequency resonant with Faraday waves, the breathing mode along the tight confinement direction is excited, and the Faraday waves appear in the direction of weak confinement. A modulation frequency that is not resonant with Faraday waves does not excite Faraday waves. Thus, the dynamics depend on modulation frequencies. The behavior of the total energy and its decomposition characterize the dynamics. The excitation of Faraday waves depends on the anisotropy of the potentials as well; Faraday waves are excited only for elongated BECs. We compare the differences of the dynamics in modulation methods. There are no qualitative differences between the modulation of the interaction and potential. When the interaction and potential are simultaneously modulated, Faraday waves are excited but they do not necessarily work additively. To understand this phenomenon as a dynamical system, we choose a few dynamical variables and follow their trajectory in a phase space. The trajectory characteristics of Faraday waves and the breathing mode show that the methods of modulation are not very relevant; determining the target mode to excite is important.

arXiv comment7 pages, 14 figures

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