Simulating quantum effects of cosmological expansion using a static ion trap

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Menicucci, Nicolas C ^a   Olson, S Jay ^b   Milburn, Gerard J ^b  

^a PERIMETER INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECT OF CURVATURE; EXPERIMENTAL REQUIREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL TESTBED; HAWKING EFFECT; ION TRAPS; QUANTUM EFFECTS; SPACETIME; STRUCTURE FORMATIONS; TRAPPED ION; VIBRATIONAL MOTIONS;

EQUIPMENT TESTING; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

IONS;

EID: 77958556841     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/12/9/095019     Document Type: Article

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