Bose Condensates with 1/r Interatomic Attraction: Electromagnetically Induced ``Gravity''
Quantum Physics
2011-06-09 v1 Condensed Matter
Abstract
We show that particular configurations of intense off-resonant laser beams can give rise to an attractive 1/r interatomic potential between atoms located well within the laser wavelength. Such a ``gravitational-like'' interaction is shown to give stable Bose condensates that are self-bound (without an additional trap) with unique scaling properties and measurably distinct signatures.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9912097,
title = {Bose Condensates with 1/r Interatomic Attraction: Electromagnetically Induced ``Gravity''},
author = {D. O'Dell and S. Giovanazzi and G. Kurizki and V. M. Akulin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9912097},
year = {2011}
}
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4 pages, 2 figures