A simpel and versatile cold-atom simulator of non-Abelian gauge potentials
arXiv:1002.1322 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.82.013617
Abstract
We show how a single, harmonically trapped atom in a tailored magnetic field can be used for simulating the effects of a broad class of non-abelian gauge potentials. We demonstrate how to implement Rashba or Linear-Dresselhaus couplings, or observe {\em Zitterbewegung} of a Dirac particle.
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