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A Bose–Einstein condensate will evolve almost adiabatically if the number of atoms is large enough, even though the trap parameters may be changing rapidly. We demonstrate this by examining a Bose–Einstein condensate in a two-dimensional rapidly contracting circular box. We show that as a result of the contraction the condensate will oscillate about the instantaneous ground state. These oscillations...