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Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 080401 (2002) [4 pages]

Stable Skyrmions in Two-Component Bose-Einstein Condensates

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Richard A. Battye1, N. R. Cooper2, and Paul M. Sutcliffe3
1Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 OWA, United Kingdom
2Theory of Condensed Matter Group, Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United Kingdom
3Institute of Mathematics, University of Kent at Canterbury, Canterbury CT2 7NF, United Kingdom

Received 25 September 2001; published 6 February 2002

We show that stable Skyrmions exist in two-component atomic Bose-Einstein condensates, in the regime of phase separation. Using full three-dimensional simulations we find the stable Skyrmions with topological charges Q = 1 and 2, and compute their properties. With reference to these computations we suggest the salient features of an experimental setup in which they might realized.

© 2002 The American Physical Society

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.080401
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.080401
PACS:
03.75.Fi, 67.57.Fg
 
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