Trapped Bose–Einstein condensates with quadrupole–quadrupole interactions*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11434011, 11674334, and 11747601) and the Key Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDPB08-1).

Wang An-Bang1, 2, Yi Su1, 2, 3, †
       

(color online) Angular dependence of the QQI, i.e., Y40(θ,φ). Positive (negative) value represents repulsive (attractive) region. Dashed lines mark the boundaries between the attractive and repulsive regions where the QQI vanishes.