A finite element method with mesh adaptivity for computing vortex states in fast-rotating Bose-Einstein condensates

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 229, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 6946-6960

  Danaila, Ionut ^a,b   Hecht, Frédéric ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Bose Einstein condensate; Descent method; Finite element method; Gross Pitaevskii equation; Mesh adaptivity; Sobolev gradient; Vortex

Indexed keywords

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; MESH GENERATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; VORTEX FLOW;

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES; DESCENT METHOD; GROSS-PITAEVSKII EQUATION; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; MESH ADAPTIVITY; NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS; QUANTIZED VORTEX; SOBOLEV GRADIENTS; STATIONARY STATE; VORTEX STATE;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77955268967     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2010.05.032     Document Type: Article

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