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Atomic Quantum Simulator for Lattice Gauge Theories and Ring Exchange Models

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Phys. Rev. Lett., 95 (4): 040402 (July 2005)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.040402

Abstract

We present the design of a ring exchange interaction in cold atomic gases subjected to an optical lattice using well-understood tools for manipulating and controlling such gases. The strength of this interaction can be tuned independently and describes the correlated hopping of two bosons. We discuss a setup where this coupling term may allow for the realization and observation of exotic quantum phases, including a deconfined insulator described by the Coulomb phase of a three-dimensional U(1) lattice gauge theory.

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