Simulation of non-Abelian gauge theories with optical lattices

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Tagliacozzo, L ^a   Celi, A ^a   Orland, P ^b   Mitchell, M W ^a,c   Lewenstein, M ^a,c  

^a ICFO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES   (Spain)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; HEAVY ION;

ARTICLE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NON ABELIAN GAUGE THEORY; OPTICS; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; SUPERCONDUCTOR; THEORY;

ABELIA;

EID: 84891359493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3615     Document Type: Article

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