Cold Atoms Beyond Atomic Physics

Autor(es)

Madeira, Lucas ^[1] ; Bagnato, Vanderlei S. ^{[1, 2]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Fis Sao Carlos, CP 369, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil

^[2] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Biomed Engn, College Stn, TX 77843 - USA

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Brazilian Journal of Physics; v. 51, n. 2, SI, p. 170-180, APR 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

In the last 25 years, much progress has been made producing and controlling Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) and degenerate Fermi gases. The advances in trapping, cooling, and tuning the interparticle interactions in these cold atom systems lead to an unprecedented amount of control that one can exert over them. This work aims to show that knowledge acquired studying cold atom systems can be applied to other fields that share similarities and analogies with them, provided that the differences are also known and taken into account. We focus on two specific fields: nuclear physics and statistical optics. The nuclear physics discussion occurs with the BCS-BEC crossover in mind, in which we compare cold Fermi gases with nuclear and neutron matter and nuclei. We connect BECs and atom lasers through both systems' matter-wave character for the analogy with statistical optics. Finally, we present some challenges that, if solved, would increase our understanding of cold atom systems and, thus, the related areas. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/07276-1 - CEPOF - Centro de Pesquisa em Óptica e Fotônica
• Beneficiário: Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs
• Processo FAPESP: 18/09191-7 - Vórtices e turbulência em fluidos quânticos fortemente interagentes e suas misturas
• Beneficiário: Lucas Madeira
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado