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Early universe simulated in a cloud of atoms

Benjamin D. Skuse

Published Jun 1, 2018• 0 citations
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Abstract

The early universe has been mimicked in the lab using a ring-shaped Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) of ultracold atoms.
DOI
10.1088/2058-7058/31/6/6

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