A Jacob et al 2008 New J. Phys. 10 045022 doi:10.1088/1367-2630/10/4/045022
A Jacob1,4, P Öhberg2, G Juzeli
nas3 and L Santos1
Part of Focus on Quantum Correlations in Tailored Matter
The Landau levels of cold atomic gases in non-Abelian gauge fields are analyzed. In particular we identify effects on the energy spectrum and density distribution which are purely due to the non-Abelian character of the fields. We investigate in detail non-Abelian generalizations of both the Landau and the symmetric gauge. Finally, we discuss how these non-Abelian Landau and symmetric gauges may be generated by means of realistically feasible lasers in a tripod scheme.
31.15.-p Calculations and mathematical techniques in atomic and molecular physics
Issue 4 (April 2008)
Received 14 December 2007
Published 30 April 2008
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