Ground-state phase diagram of a dipolar condensate with quantum fluctuations

@article{Bisset2016GroundstatePD,
  title={Ground-state phase diagram of a dipolar condensate with quantum fluctuations},
  author={Russell N. Bisset and R. Mark Wilson and D. Baillie and P Blair Blakie},
  journal={Physical Review A},
  year={2016},
  volume={94},
  pages={033619}
}
We consider the ground state properties of a trapped dipolar condensate under the influence of quantum fluctuations. We show that this system can undergo a phase transition from a low density condensate state to a high density droplet state, which is stabilized by quantum fluctuations. The energetically favored state depends on the geometry of the confining potential, the number of atoms and the two-body interactions. We develop a simple variational ansatz and validate it against full numerical… 
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