Spontaneous spin textures in dipolar spinor condensates

TL;DR

This paper explores the complex ground state phases of a spin-1 condensate influenced by magnetic dipole-dipole interactions, revealing spontaneous magnetic orderings and intricate spin textures.

Contribution

It provides a detailed phase diagram showing how dipolar and spin-exchange interactions create diverse quantum phases with spontaneous spin textures.

Findings

Identification of various quantum phases with spontaneous magnetic ordering

Mapping of the phase diagram for dipolar spinor condensates

Discovery of intricate spin textures in the ground states

Abstract

We have mapped out a detailed phase diagram that shows the ground state structure of a spin-1 condensate with magnetic dipole-dipole interactions. We show that the interplay between the dipolar and the spin-exchange interactions induces a rich variety of quantum phases that exhibit spontaneous magnetic ordering in the form of intricate spin textures.