Oblique dark solitons in supersonic flow of a Bose-Einstein condensate

G. A. El*, A. Gammal, A. M. Kamchatnov

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Abstract

In the framework of the Gross-Pitaevskii mean field approach, it is shown that the supersonic flow of a Bose-Einstein condensate can support a new type of pattern-an oblique dark soliton. The corresponding exact solution of the Gross-Pitaevskii equation is obtained. It is demonstrated by numerical simulations that oblique solitons can be generated by an obstacle inserted into the flow.

Original languageEnglish
Article number180405
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume97
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2006
Externally publishedYes

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