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Detection of topological matter with quantum gases.

Authors :
Spielman, I. B.
Source :
Annalen der Physik. Nov2013, Vol. 525 Issue 10/11, p797-807. 11p.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Creating and measuring topological matter - with non-local order deeply embedded in the global structure of its quantum mechanical eigenstates - presents unique experimental challenges. Since this order has no signature in local correlation functions, it might seem experimentally inaccessible in any macroscopic system; however, as the precisely quantized Hall plateaux in integer and fractional quantum Hall systems show, topology can have macroscopic signatures at the system's edges. Ultracold atoms provide new experimental platforms where both the intrinsic topology and the edge behavior can be directly measured. This article reviews, using specific examples, how non-interacting topological matter may be created and measured in quantum gases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00033804
Volume :
525
Issue :
10/11
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Annalen der Physik
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
91791432
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/andp.201300110