Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 140405 (2001) [4 pages]Ferromagnetism in a Lattice of Bose-Einstein Condensates |
Han Pu, Weiping Zhang, and Pierre Meystre
Optical Sciences Center, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
Received 6 June 2001; published 18 September 2001
We show that an ensemble of spinor Bose-Einstein condensates confined in a one-dimensional optical lattice can undergo a ferromagnetic phase transition and spontaneous magnetization arises due to the magnetic dipole-dipole interaction. This phenomenon is analogous to ferromagnetism in solid state physics, but occurs with bosons instead of fermions.
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URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v87/e140405
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.140405
PACS: 03.75.Fi, 75.45.+j, 75.60.Ej
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