Three-dimensional vortex dynamics in Bose-Einstein condensates
Three-dimensional vortex dynamics in Bose-Einstein condensates
We simulate in the mean-field limit the effects of rotationally stirring a three-dimensional trapped Bose-Einstein condensate with a Gaussian laser beam. A single vortex cycling regime is found for a range of trap geometries, and is well described as coherent cycling between the ground and the first excited vortex states. …