Cold Trapped Atoms: A Mesoscopic System

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dc.creatorHuang, Kerson
dc.date2000-12-21
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-25T14:15:30Z
dc.descriptionThe Bose-Einstein condensates recently created in trapped atomic gases are mesoscopic systems, in two senses: (a) Their size fall between macroscopic and microscopic systems; (b) They have a quantum phase that can be manipulated in experiments. We review the theoretical and experimental facts about trapped atomic gases, and give examples that emphasize their mesoscopic characters. One is the dynamics of collapse of a condensate with attractive interactions. The other is the creation of a 1D kink soliton that can be used as a mode-locked atom laser.
dc.description21 pages, 18 eps figures; email to huang@lns.mit.edu ; Expanded version of an invited talk given at the third joint meeting of Chinese physicists worldwide, Chinese University of Hong Kong, August, 2000
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0012418
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0012418
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/24265
dc.subjectCondensed Matter
dc.titleCold Trapped Atoms: A Mesoscopic System
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