The origin of the phase in the interference of Bose-Einstein condensates

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 880-887

  Mullin, W J ^a   Krotkov, R ^a   Laloe F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

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EID: 33749574568     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2210489     Document Type: Article

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