Dynamics of Topological Defects in a Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupled Bose-Einstein Condensate
arXiv:2412.18850 · doi:10.1103/qlx5-dqr3
Abstract
We investigate the quench dynamics of a two-dimensional Rashba spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensate. Our study focuses on quenching the system from a zero-momentum phase to a plane-wave phase. During this quench, topological defects emerge in the form of vortices. These vortices and anti-vortices exhibit a random spatial distribution with equal numbers, mirroring the core principles of Kosterlitz-Thouless physics. In a uniform system, we observe an exponential scaling of both the vortex production time and the vortex number with the quench rate, consistent with the conventional Kibble-Zurek mechanism. The decay of which adheres to a logarithmic law, aligning with experimental observations.
8 pages, 11 figures
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