Symmetry analysis of crystalline spin textures in dipolar spinor condensates

Journal Article · Sun May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.83.053613· OSTI ID:21546826

Cherng, R W; Demler, E ^[1]

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1. Physics Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 (United States)

We study periodic crystalline spin textures in spinor condensates with dipolar interactions via a systematic symmetry analysis of the low-energy effective theory. By considering symmetry operations which combine real- and spin-space operations, we classify symmetry groups consistent with nontrivial experimental and theoretical constraints. Minimizing the energy within each symmetry class allows us to explore possible ground states.

• OSTI ID: 21546826
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 83, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.83.053613; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DIPOLE MOMENTS
GROUND STATES
INTERACTIONS
MATHEMATICAL SPACE
PERIODICITY
SPIN
SPINORS
SYMMETRY
SYMMETRY GROUPS
TEXTURE
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
ENERGY LEVELS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
SPACE
VARIATIONS