Disordered quantum gases under control

Nature Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-95

  Sanchez Palencia, Laurent ^a   Lewenstein, MacIej ^b  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^b ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES; DISORDERED SYSTEM; QUANTUM GAS; QUANTUM MAGNETISM; QUANTUM SIMULATORS; RECENT PROGRESS; ULTRACOLD ATOMIC GAS; ULTRACOLD GAS;

GASES;

EID: 76449117964     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1507     Document Type: Article

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