Universal van der Waals physics for three cold atoms near Feshbach resonances

• Published in: Nature physics Vol. 10; no. 10; pp. 768 - 773
• Main Authors: Wang, Yujun, Julienne, Paul S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.10.2014; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 119/118; 639/766/36/1125; Adjustable; Atomic; Atomic interactions; Atoms & subatomic particles; Classical and Continuum Physics; Cold atoms; Collisions; Complex Systems; Condensed Matter Physics; Construction; Experiments; Mathematical and Computational Physics; Mathematical models; Molecular; Optical and Plasma Physics; Particle physics; Physics; Resonance; Scattering; Schrodinger equation; Schroedinger equation; Strength; Theoretical

Experimental studies with cold atoms have advanced our understanding of three-body physics, historically a fundamental yet challenging problem. This is because atomic interactions can be precisely varied in strength using magnetically tunable scattering resonances known as Feshbach resonances. Colli...