Spin-orbit coupled quantum gases

DOI10.1142/S0217979212300010zbMATH Open1247.82105arXiv1110.6798MaRDI QIDQ2919331FDOQ2919331

Authors: Hui Zhai 

Publication date: 2 October 2012

Published in: International Journal of Modern Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this review we will discuss the experimental and theoretical progresses in studying spin-orbit coupled degenerate atomic gases during the last two years. We shall first review a series of pioneering experiments in generating synthetic gauge potentials and spin-orbit coupling in atomic gases by engineering atom-light interaction. Realization of spin-orbit coupled quantum gases opens a new avenue in cold atom physics, and also brings out a lot of new physical problems. In particular, the interplay between spin-orbit coupling and inter-atomic interaction leads to many intriguing phenomena. Here, by reviewing recent theoretical studies of both interacting bosons and fermions with isotropic Rashba spin-orbit coupling, the key message delivered here is that spin-orbit coupling can enhance the interaction effects, and make the interaction effects much more dramatic even in the weakly interacting regime.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1110.6798

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zbMATH Keywords

cold atomsspin-orbit couplingsuperfluidityFeshbach resonancesynthetic gauge potential

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to statistical mechanics (82-02) Statistical mechanics of gases (82D05) Statistical mechanics of superfluids (82D50)

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