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Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Letters

Spin waves in cold gases with the spin-orbit interaction

T. L. Andreeva, P. L. Rubin

Published Jan 1, 2010• 1 citation
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Abstract

A new type of spin waves that appear in cold paramagnetic gases owing to the spin-orbit interaction has been predicted. The Boltzmann gases of heavy atoms with a nonzero orbital angular momentum are considered. The dispersion relation of the spin waves is determined by the scattering amplitude due to the spin-orbit interaction.
DOI
10.1134/s0021364010010091

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