Abstract
The dynamics of ultracold neutral atoms subject to a non-Abelian gauge field is investigated. In particular we analyze in detail a simple experimental scheme to achieve a constant, but non-Abelian gauge field, and discuss in the frame of this gauge field the non-Abelian Aharanov-Bohm effect. In the last part of this paper, we discuss intrinsic non-Abelian effects in the dynamics of cold atomic wavepackets. © 2007 Springer-Verlag.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 439-445 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics |
Volume | 89 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2007 |