Multi-component quantum gases in spin-dependent hexagonal lattices

Nature Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 434-440

  Soltan Panahi, P ^a   Struck, J ^a   Hauke, P ^b   Bick, A ^a   Plenkers, W ^a   Meineke, G ^a   Becker, C ^a   Windpassinger, P ^a   Lewenstein, M ^b,c   Sengstock, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; MEAN FIELD THEORY; MODULATION; MOTT INSULATORS; OPTICAL LATTICES; YARN;

ANTIFERROMAGNETICS; ELECTRONIC CHARACTERISTICS; HEXAGONAL STRUCTURES; HEXAGONAL SYMMETRY; MOTT-INSULATOR TRANSITION; SOLID-STATE MATERIALS; SPIN-DEPENDENT OPTICAL LATTICE; SUPERFLUID DENSITY;

CRYSTAL SYMMETRY;

EID: 79955656601     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1916     Document Type: Article

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