Simulating compact quantum electrodynamics with ultracold atoms: Probing confinement and nonperturbative effects

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Zohar, Erez ^a   Cirac, J Ignacio ^b   Reznik, Benni ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR QUANTENOPTIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES; COMPACT QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; EXPLICIT CONSTRUCTIONS; GAUGE FIELDS; NONPERTURBATIVE EFFECTS; OPTICAL LATTICES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SINGLE ATOMS; STATIC CHARGE; STRONG-COUPLING REGIME; ULTRACOLD ATOMS;

BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

ELECTRODYNAMICS;

EID: 84866558117     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.125302     Document Type: Article

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