Quantum phase of Bose-Einstein condensates

The quantum phase of a Bose-Einstein condensate has long been a subject fraught with misunderstanding and confusion. In this thesis we provide a consis- tent description of this phenomenon and, in particular, discuss how phase may be defined, created, manipulated, and controlled. We begin by describ...

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Main Author: Dunningham, Jacob Andrew
Other Authors: Burnett, Keith
Published: University of Oxford 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.393224