Thesis
Quantum phase of Bose-Einstein condensates
- Abstract:
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The quantum phase of a Bose-Einstein condensate has long been a subject fraught with misunderstanding and confusion. In this thesis we provide a consis- tent description of this phenomenon and, in particular, discuss how phase may be defined, created, manipulated, and controlled.
We begin by describing how it is possible to set up a reference condensate against which the phase of other condensates can be compared. This allows us to think of relative phases as if they were absolute ...
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Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2001
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Source identifiers:
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603840538
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- td:603840538
- Deposit date:
- 2013-01-18
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Dunningham, Jacob Andrew
- Copyright date:
- 2001
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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