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Phys. Rev. E 66, 026202 (2002) [7 pages]

Chaotic probability density in two periodically driven and weakly coupled Bose-Einstein condensates

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Wenhua Hai1,2,*, Chaohong Lee2, Guishu Chong1, and Lei Shi2
1Department of Physics, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
2Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China

Received 28 December 2001; published 6 August 2002

Using the idea of the macroscopic quantum wave function and the definition of the classical chaos, we analytically reveal that the probability density of two periodically driven and weakly coupled Bose-Einstein condensates is deterministic but not predictable. Numerical calculation for the time evolutions of the chaotic probability density demonstrates the analytical result and exhibits the nonphysical implosions and ultimate unboundedness. A method for controlling the implosions and unboundedness is proposed through adjustment of the initial conditions that leads the probability density to periodically oscillate.

© 2002 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.66.026202
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevE.66.026202
PACS:
05.45.Ac, 03.75.Fi, 05.45.Mt, 05.30.Jp

*Email address: adcve@public.cs.hn.cn