Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 040403 (2004) [4 pages]Quantum Phases of Dipolar Spinor CondensatesReceived 17 December 2003; published 23 July 2004 We study the zero-temperature ground state structure of a spin-1 condensate with magnetic dipole-dipole interactions. We show that the dipolar interactions break the rotational symmetry of the Hamiltonian and induce new quantum phases. Different phases can be reached by tuning the effective strength of the dipolar interactions via modifying the trapping geometry. The experimental feasibility of detecting these phases is investigated. The spin-mixing dynamics is also studied. © 2004 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.040403
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.040403
PACS:
03.75.Mn, 03.75.Nt
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