We describe an efficient spectral collocation method (SCM) for symmetry-breaking solutions of rotating Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) which is governed by the Gross-Pitaevskii equation (GPE). The Lagrange interpolants using the Legendre-Gauss-Lobatto points are used as the basis functions for the trial function space. Some formulas for the derivatives of the basis functions are given so that the GPE can be efficiently computed. The SCMs are incorporated in the context of a predictor-corrector continuation algorithm for tracing primary and secondary solution branches of the GPE. Symmetry-breaking solutions are numerically presented for both rotating BECs, BECs in optical lattices, and two-component BECs in optical lattices. Our numerical results show that the numerical algorithm we propose in this paper outperforms the classical orthogonal Legendre polynomials.
We describe multi-parameter continuation methods combined with spectral collocation methods for computing numerical solutions of rotating two-component Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs), which are governed by the Gross-Pitaevskii equations (GPEs). Various types of orthogonal polynomials are used as the basis functions for the trial function space. A novel multi-parameter/multiscale continuation algorithm is proposed for computing the solutions of the governing GPEs, where the chemical potential of each component and angular velocity are treated as the continuation parameters simultaneously. The proposed algorithm can effectively compute numerical solutions with abundant physical phenomena. Numerical results on rotating two-component BECs are reported.
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