Quantum and classical Josephson oscillations for a Bose-Einstein condensate
Year: 2011
Type: preprint
Abstract: We study a Bose-Einstein condensate in a double-well trap when the atom number in each potential well is monitored continuously via light scattering. The quantum mechanical solution and an ab-initio classical stochastic description that incorporates the back-action of the atom number measurements as phase diffusion are compared for the Josephson oscillations. The conjecture emerges that if the continuous measurements can resolve the classical behavior, that is what they will report.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Juha Javanainen, Janne Ruostekoski
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W186170209