Spin-orbit coupling in quantum gases

Nature

Volumn 494, Issue 7435, 2013, Pages 49-54

  Galitski, Victor ^a   Spielman, Ian B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUANTUM MECHANICS; THEORETICAL STUDY; VELOCITY;

GAS; LASER; MAGNETIC FIELD; PHOTON; PHYSICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REVIEW; SOLID STATE; SPIN ORBIT COUPLING; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SUPERCONDUCTOR;

EID: 84877697788     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature11841     Document Type: Review

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