Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0210060]Researchers: Craig Savage (Chief Investigator) , Yuri Kivshar (Chief Investigator) , The Australian National University (Managed by)
Brief description Dynamics of multi-component matter waves. The recent observation of Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) in weakly interacting ultracold gases has opened the door to the field of coherent matter-wave optics. When the BEC is treated within a mean-field approach the equations resemble those for the propagation of light in nonlinear media. The main aim of this project is to bring our broad and deep nonlinear optical expertise to bare on the classical nonlinear dynamics of multi-component BEC like systems. The expected outcome is a position of world leadership in the theoretical understanding of the dynamics of atom lasers, mixed atom-molecule BECs, and fragmented BECs in optical lattices.
Funding Amount $50,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0210060
- ARC : DP0210060