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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. We examine the static and dynamic properties of quantum knots in a Bose-Einstein condensate. In particular, we consider the Gross-Pitaevskii model and revise a technique to construct ab initio the condensate wave-function of a generic torus knot. After analysing its excitation energy, we study its dynamics, relating the topological parameter to its translational velocity and characteristic size. We also investigate the breaking mechanisms of non shapepreserving torus knots, confirming an evidence of universal decaying behaviour previously observed.
Author(s): Proment D, Onorato M, Barenghi CF
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: Quantised Flux in Tightly Knotted and Linked Systems
Year of Conference: 2012
Pages: 012022
Print publication date: 20/10/2014
Online publication date: 20/10/2014
Date deposited: 31/08/2017
ISSN: 1742-6588
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
URL: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/544/1/012022
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/544/1/012022
Notes: 012022
Series Title: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
