Spinor Bose gases: Symmetries, magnetism, and quantum dynamics

DM Stamper-Kurn, M Ueda - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2013 - APS
Spinor Bose gases form a family of quantum fluids manifesting both magnetic order and<?
format?> superfluidity. This article reviews experimental and theoretical progress in …

Shape coexistence in atomic nuclei

K Heyde, JL Wood - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2011 - APS
Shape coexistence in nuclei appears to be unique in the realm of finite many-body quantum
systems. It differs from the various geometrical arrangements that sometimes occur in a …

Cold and ultracold molecules: science, technology and applications

LD Carr, D DeMille, RV Krems, J Ye - New Journal of Physics, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents a review of the current state of the art in the research field of cold and
ultracold molecules. It serves as an introduction to the focus issue ofNew Journal of Physics …

Rapidly rotating atomic gases

NR Cooper - Advances in Physics, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, we review developments in the theory of rapidly rotating degenerate atomic
gases. The main focus is on the equilibrium properties of a single-component atomic Bose …

Optical vortices and vortex solitons

AS Desyatnikov, YS Kivshar, L Torner - Progress in optics, 2005 - Elsevier
In physics, wave propagation is traditionally analyzed by means of regular solutions of wave
equations. However, solutions of wave equations in two and three dimensions often possess …

Nonlinear waves in Bose–Einstein condensates: physical relevance and mathematical techniques

R Carretero-González, DJ Frantzeskakis… - …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
The aim of this review is to introduce the reader to some of the physical notions and the
mathematical methods that are relevant to the study of nonlinear waves in Bose–Einstein …

Vortices in multicomponent Bose–Einstein condensates

K Kasamatsu, M Tsubota, M Ueda - International Journal of Modern …, 2005 - World Scientific
We review the topic of quantized vortices in multicomponent Bose–Einstein condensates of
dilute atomic gases, with an emphasis on the two-component condensates. First, we review …

Vortex-lattice dynamics in rotating spinor Bose-Einstein condensates

V Schweikhard, I Coddington, P Engels, S Tung… - Physical review …, 2004 - APS
We observe interlaced square vortex lattices in rotating dilute-gas spinor Bose-Einstein
condensates (BEC). After preparing a hexagonal vortex lattice in a one-component BEC in …

Creation and detection of skyrmions in a Bose-Einstein condensate

LS Leslie, A Hansen, KC Wright, BM Deutsch… - Physical review …, 2009 - APS
We present the first experimental realization and characterization of two-dimensional
Skyrmions and half-Skyrmions in a spin-2 Bose-Einstein condensate. The continuous …

Unconventional states of bosons with the synthetic spin–orbit coupling

X Zhou, Y Li, Z Cai, C Wu - … of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
The spin–orbit coupling with bosons gives rise to novel properties that are absent in usual
bosonic systems. Under very general conditions, the conventional ground state …