Strong correlations in quantum vortex nucleation of ultracold atomic gases

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 466, Issue 2117, 2010, Pages 1247-1263

  Nunnenkamp, Andreas ^a   Rey, Ana Maria ^b   Burnett, Keith ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bose einstein condensates; Entanglement; Optical lattices; Vortices

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; GASES; NUCLEATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; QUANTUM OPTICS; QUANTUM THEORY; ROTATION; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; STEAM CONDENSERS; VORTEX FLOW;

ATOMIC GAS; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES; ENTANGLEMENT PROPERTIES; HARMONIC TRAP; INTERMEDIATE STATE; MEAN-FIELD METHODS; NEUTRAL ATOMS; NEW STUDY; NOISE CORRELATION; OPTICAL LATTICES; QUANTUM CORRELATIONS; QUANTUM STATE; QUANTUM VORTEX; ROTATION FREQUENCIES; STRONG CORRELATION; ULTRA-COLD; ULTRACOLD ATOMIC GAS; VORTEX NUCLEATION;

ATOMS;

EID: 77952062001     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2009.0621     Document Type: Review

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