Publication Date
2005
Journal or Book Title
Physics Review A
Abstract
A theory of the nonsymmetric Landau-Zener tunneling of Bose-Einstein condensates in deep optical lattices is presented. It is shown that periodic exchange of matter between the bands is described by a set of linearly coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations. The key role of the modulational instability in rendering the interband transitions irreversible is highlighted.
Volume
72
Issue
2
Recommended Citation
Konotop, V V. and Kevrekidis, PG, "Landau-Zener tunneling of Bose-Einstein condensates in an optical lattice" (2005). Physics Review A. 1102.
Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/math_faculty_pubs/1102
Comments
This is the pre-published version harvested from arXiv. The published version is located at http://pra.aps.org/abstract/PRA/v72/i2/e023611