A synthetic electric force acting on neutral atoms

Nature Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 531-534

  Lin, Y J ^a   Compton, R L ^a   Jimenez Garcia K ^a,b   Phillips, W D ^a   Porto, J V ^a   Spielman, I B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES; ELECTRIC FORCE; GAUGE THEORY; NEUTRAL ATOMS; SCALAR POTENTIAL; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TIME DEPENDENCE; VECTOR POTENTIAL;

VECTORS;

EID: 79960014512     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1954     Document Type: Article

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