Observing Zitterbewegung in Ultracold Atoms

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dc.creatorVaishnav, J. Y.
dc.creatorClark, Charles W.
dc.date2007-11-21
dc.date2007-12-21
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dc.descriptionWe propose an optical lattice scheme which would permit the experimental observation of Zitterbewegung (ZB) with ultracold, neutral atoms. A four-level "tripod" variant of the usual setup for stimulated Raman adiabatic passage (STIRAP) has been proposed for generating non-Abelian gauge fields [1]. Dirac-like Hamiltonians, which exhibit ZB, are simple examples of such non-Abelian gauge fields; we show how a variety of them can arise, and how ZB can be observed, in a tripod system. We predict that the ZB should occur at experimentally accessible frequencies and amplitudes.
dc.description4 pages, 5 figures. Added references
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0711.3270
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0711.3270
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 100, 153002 (2008)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.153002
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/158922
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.titleObserving Zitterbewegung in Ultracold Atoms
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