Condensed vortex ground states of rotating Bose-Einstein condensate in harmonic atomic trap

M. S. Hussein, O. K. Vorov

Published 2001-12-29, updated 2002-03-13Version 2

We study a system of $N$ Bose atoms trapped by a symmetric harmonic potential, interacting via weak central forces. Considering the ground state of the rotating system as a function of the two conserved quantities, the total angular momentum and its collective component, we develop an algebraic approach to derive exact wave functions and energies of these ground states. We describe a broad class of the interactions for which these results are valid. This universality class is defined by simple integral condition on the potential. Most of the potentials of practical interest which have pronounced repulsive component belong to this universality class.