Dicke quantum phase transition with a superfluid gas in an optical cavity

Nature

Volumn 464, Issue 7293, 2010, Pages 1301-1306

  Baumann, Kristian ^a   Guerlin, Christine ^a,b   Brennecke, Ferdinand ^a   Esslinger, Tilman ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b THALES RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS CONDENSATE; GAS FLOW; MELTING; OPTICAL METHOD; PHASE TRANSITION; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

ARTICLE; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM PHASE TRANSITION; SOLID;

EID: 77951849893     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09009     Document Type: Article

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