Simulating infinite vortex lattices in superfluids
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Mingarelli, L
Keaveny, EE
Barnett, R
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We present an efficient framework to numerically treat infinite periodic vortex lattices in rotating superfluids described by the Gross–Pitaevskii theory. The commonly used split-step Fourier (SSF) spectral methods are inapplicable to such systems as the standard Fourier transform does not respect the boundary conditions mandated by the magnetic translation group. We present a generalisation of the SSF method which incorporates the correct boundary conditions by employing the so-called magnetic Fourier transform. We test the method and show that it reduces to known results in the lowest-Landau-level regime. While we focus on rotating scalar superfluids for simplicity, the framework can be naturally extended to treat multicomponent systems and systems under more general 'synthetic' gauge fields.
Date Issued
2016-05-24
Date Acceptance
2016-04-25
Citation
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2016, 28 (28)
ISSN
0953-8984
Publisher
IOP Publishing Ltd
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Volume
28
Issue
28
Copyright Statement
© 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd. This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The definitive publisher authenticated version is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/28/28/285201
Sponsor
Commission of the European Communities
Grant Number
PCIG14-GA-2013-631002
Subjects
cond-mat.quant-gas
cond-mat.supr-con
quant-ph
Fluids & Plasmas
0204 Condensed Matter Physics
0912 Materials Engineering
1007 Nanotechnology
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
285201