Bose-Einstein condensation in a two-dimensional, trapped, interacting gas
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1998
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Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
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1050-2947
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American Physical Society
Volume
58
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4
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3134 - 3137
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English
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We study the Bose-Einstein condensation phenomenon in a two-dimensional (2D) system of bosons subjected to a harmonic-oscillator-type confining potential. The interaction among the 2D bosons is described by a δ function in configuration space. Solving the Gross-Pitaevskii equation within the two-fluid model we calculate the condensate fraction, ground-state energy, and specific heat of the system. Our results indicate that interacting bosons have similar behavior to those of an ideal system for weak interactions.