Temperature-Imbalanced Reservoirs Connected through a Quantum Point Contact (IMAGE)

ETH Zurich Department of Physics

Temperature-Imbalanced Reservoirs Connected through a Quantum Point Contact

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Artistic impression of the two temperature-imbalanced reservoirs of cold atoms connected through a quantum point contact. The temperature balance is induced by a laser beam.

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ETH Zurich/Esslinger group

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