Quantum phase transition to unconventional multi-orbital superfluidity in optical lattices

Nature Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-75

  Soltan Panahi, Parvis ^a   Löhmann, Dirk Sören ^a   Struck, Julian ^a   Windpassinger, Patrick ^a   Sengstock, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 84355162108     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2128     Document Type: Article

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