Dissipative binding of atoms by non-conservative forces
Lemeshko M, Weimer H. 2013. Dissipative binding of atoms by non-conservative forces. Nature Communications. 4.
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The formation of molecules and supramolecular structures results from bonding by conservative forces acting among electrons and nuclei and giving rise to equilibrium configurations defined by minima of the interaction potential. Here we show that bonding can also occur by the non-conservative forces responsible for interaction-induced coherent population trapping. The bound state arises in a dissipative process and manifests itself as a stationary state at a preordained interatomic distance. Remarkably, such a dissipative bonding is present even when the interactions among the atoms are purely repulsive. The dissipative bound states can be created and studied spectroscopically in present-day experiments with ultracold atoms or molecules and can potentially serve for cooling strongly interacting quantum gases.
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2013-07-30
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Nature Communications
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Lemeshko M, Weimer H. Dissipative binding of atoms by non-conservative forces. Nature Communications. 2013;4. doi:10.1038/ncomms3230
Lemeshko, M., & Weimer, H. (2013). Dissipative binding of atoms by non-conservative forces. Nature Communications. Nature Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3230
Lemeshko, Mikhail, and Hendrik Weimer. “Dissipative Binding of Atoms by Non-Conservative Forces.” Nature Communications. Nature Publishing Group, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms3230.
M. Lemeshko and H. Weimer, “Dissipative binding of atoms by non-conservative forces,” Nature Communications, vol. 4. Nature Publishing Group, 2013.
Lemeshko M, Weimer H. 2013. Dissipative binding of atoms by non-conservative forces. Nature Communications. 4.
Lemeshko, Mikhail, and Hendrik Weimer. “Dissipative Binding of Atoms by Non-Conservative Forces.” Nature Communications, vol. 4, Nature Publishing Group, 2013, doi:10.1038/ncomms3230.
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