Skyrmions in gross-pitaevskii functionals
Journal
Acta Mathematica Scientia
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
3
Pages
751-776
Date Issued
2009
Author(s)
Abstract
In Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs), skyrmions can be characterized by pairs of linking vortex rings coming from two-component wave functions. Here we construct skyrmions by studying critical points of Gross-Pitaevskii functionals with two-component wave functions. Using localized energy method, we rigorously prove the existence, and describe the configurations of skyrmions in such BECs. © 2009 Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics.
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journal article