Atoms realize a Laughlin state (IMAGE)

Université libre de Bruxelles

Atoms realize a Laughlin state

Caption

Ultracold atoms manipulated by lasers realized a Laughlin state, a peculiar quantum liquid where each atom dances around its congeners.

Credit

Nathan Goldman

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