Why a condensate can be thought of as having a definite phase

Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 593-600

  Barnett, S M ^a   Burnett, K ^b,c,e,f   Vaccaro, J A ^d,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e St John the Baptist College

^f Mat Sci and Engineering Laboratory

^g Institute of Educational Technology

Author keywords

Bose Einstein condensate; Broken symmetry; Coherent state; Open quantum system; Phase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001361369     PISSN: 1044677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6028/jres.101.059     Document Type: Article

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