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Bose-Einstein condensation of atomic gases in a harmonic oscillator confining potential trap

arXiv:cond-mat/9604031 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.54.4188

Abstract

We present a model which predicts the temperature of Bose-Einstein condensation in atomic alkali gases and find excellent agreement with recent experimental observations. A system of bosons confined by a harmonic oscillator potential is not characterized by a critical temperature in the same way as an identical system which is not confined. We discuss the problem of Bose-Einstein condensation in an isotropic harmonic oscillator potential analytically and numerically for a range of parameters of relevance to the study of low temperature gases of alkali metals.

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