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Nonlinear management of the miscibility-immiscibility transition in binary Bose-Einstein condensates

B. B. Baizakov1,2, B. A. Malomed3,4, and M. Salerno5

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Phys. Rev. E 112, 024204 – Published 4 August, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/c655-fb5s

Abstract

We investigate application of nonlinearity management (NM, i.e., periodic variation of the strength of the intercomponent repulsion) to the miscibility-immiscibility (MIM) transition across the critical point of a two-component Bose-Einstein condensate, both with and without linear mixing [Rabi coupling (RC)] between the components. To this end, we first identify, by means of a variational approximation and numerical solution, diverse stationary domain-wall (DW) structures supported by the system in the absence of management. The approximate analytical solutions for the DWs are found to be in excellent agreement with their numerical counterparts. An analytical estimate is also produced for the upshift of the MIM transition caused by the pressure of the trapping potential in the case of a confined system. An exact DW solution is produced for the system including the Pöschl-Teller potential, which is stable (unstable) if the potential is repulsive (attractive). Further, we find the spectrum of linear excitations in the spatially uniform mixed state, and thus establish parameter regions where the system is stable or unstable against demixing. In particular, RC upshifts the critical strength of the intercomponent repulsion for the onset of the MIM transition. Eigenfrequencies of excitations on top of DW states are identified from numerical simulations through monitoring the evolution of perturbed states. Weak NM applied at the DW eigenfrequency reveals features of the nonlinear resonance. Stronger NM, under which the system periodically crosses the MIM-transition point, restricts the miscibility.

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Phys. Rev. E 112, 024204– Published 4 August, 2025
  • Received 5 May 2025
  • Accepted 16 July 2025
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