Simulating Infinite Vortex Lattices in Superfluids

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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. Furthermore we extend such results to strong-interaction regimes and to the multicomponent case.

Authors

  • Luca Mingarelli

    Imperial College London

  • Eric Keaveny

    Imperial College London

  • Ryan Barnett

    Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London, Imperial College London