RICE UNIVERSITY
Numerical Studies Of Ultracold Atomic Gases
by
Hong Lu
A THESIS SUBMITrTED
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE
Master of Science
Approved, Thesis Committee
Dr. Han Pu, Assistant Professor, Chair
Dr. Randall G. Hulet, Professor
Physic^and Astronomy
Dr. Effison Liang, Profbssor
Physics and Astronoι∕iy
Houston, Texas
Octerber 2009