Enhanced Fractal Dynamics of a BEC Induced by Dipolar Interactions.

Of current interest is the ability to stabilize a BEC. Earlier studies show that various configurations of the Nonlinear Schrödinger equation effect the flux / escape rate of a BEC. We extend these studies to the defocusing NLS equation with dipolar interactions. Here, we consider the effects of a attractive dipolar potential on the fractal escape-rates of a BEC with repulsive short-range atom-atom interactions relative to a dipolar ground state initial condition. We conclude that the addition of dipolar effects reduces the dispersion of the system and arrests collapse of representative wavefunction.