Williams, James E.

The Preparation of Topological Modes in a Strongly-Coupled Two-Component Bose-Einstein Condensate

• Full Thesis



• Abstract, Acknowledgments, and Table of Contents
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Underlying Theory
• Chapter 3. Mean-Field Theory of a Single Component
• Chapter 4. Mean-Field Theory of a Coupled Two-Component System
• Chapter 5. Weak Coupling - Nonlinear Josephson-Type Oscillations
• Chapter 6. Strong Coupling - Quantum State Engineering
• Chapter 7. Trajectory Simulation of the Quantum Boltzmann Equation
• Chapter 8. Achieving Steady-State Bose-Einstein Condensation
• Bibliography
• Appendix A. Wick's Theorem
• Appendix B. Collisional Terms
• Appendix C. Numerical solution of the GP equation