Polariton superfluids reveal quantum hydrodynamic solitons

Science

Volumn 332, Issue 6034, 2011, Pages 1167-1170

  Amo, A ^a,b   Pigeon, S ^c   Sanvitto, D ^d   Sala, V G ^a   Hivet, R ^a   Carusotto, I ^e   Pisanello, F ^a,d,f   Lemenager G ^a   Houdre R ^g   Giacobino, E ^a   Ciuti, C ^c   Bramati, A ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE KASTLER BROSSEL   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^g Faculte des Sciences de Base   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATE; FLOW VELOCITY; GAS FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUCLEATION; PERTURBATION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; TOPOLOGY; TURBULENCE; VORTEX;

ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; GAS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; SUPERFLUID;

EID: 79957949899     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1202307     Document Type: Article

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