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Viewpoint: Spin-Orbit Coupling Comes in From the Cold

Erich J. Mueller

Published Aug 27, 2012• 1 citation
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Abstract

Experimentalists simulate the effects of spin-orbit coupling in ultracold Fermi gases, paving the way for the creation of new exotic phases of matter.

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