Article: Relativistic quantum effects of Dirac particles simulated by ultracold atoms
| Title | Relativistic quantum effects of Dirac particles simulated by ultracold atoms | ||||||||
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| Authors | Zhang, DW Wang, ZD2 Zhu, SL | ||||||||
| Keywords | Dirac equation quantum simulation ultracold atoms | ||||||||
| Issue Date | 2012 | ||||||||
| Publisher | Springer. | ||||||||
| Citation | Frontiers Of Physics, 2012, v. 7 n. 1, p. 31-53 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11467-011-0223-y | ||||||||
| Abstract | Quantum simulation is a powerful tool to study a variety of problems in physics, ranging from high-energy physics to condensed-matter physics. In this article, we review the recent theoretical and experimental progress in quantum simulation of Dirac equation with tunable parameters by using ultracold neutral atoms trapped in optical lattices or subject to light-induced synthetic gauge fields. The effective theories for the quasiparticles become relativistic under certain conditions in these systems, making them ideal platforms for studying the exotic relativistic effects. We focus on the realization of one, two, and three dimensional Dirac equations as well as the detection of some relativistic effects, including particularly the well-known Zitterbewegung effect and Klein tunneling. The realization of quantum anomalous Hall effects is also briefly discussed. © 2012 Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. | ||||||||
| ISSN | 2095-0462 | ||||||||
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11467-011-0223-y | ||||||||
| ISI Accession Number ID | WOS:000299490000005
Funding Information: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10974059 and 11125417), the State Key Program for Basic Research of China (Grant No. 2011CB922104), and the GRF and CRF of the RGC of Hong Kong. | ||||||||
| References | References in Scopus |
| dc.contributor.author | Zhang, DW | ||||||||
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| dc.contributor.author | Wang, ZD | ||||||||
| dc.contributor.author | Zhu, SL | ||||||||
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-03-27T09:02:08Z | ||||||||
| dc.date.available | 2012-03-27T09:02:08Z | ||||||||
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | ||||||||
| dc.description.abstract | Quantum simulation is a powerful tool to study a variety of problems in physics, ranging from high-energy physics to condensed-matter physics. In this article, we review the recent theoretical and experimental progress in quantum simulation of Dirac equation with tunable parameters by using ultracold neutral atoms trapped in optical lattices or subject to light-induced synthetic gauge fields. The effective theories for the quasiparticles become relativistic under certain conditions in these systems, making them ideal platforms for studying the exotic relativistic effects. We focus on the realization of one, two, and three dimensional Dirac equations as well as the detection of some relativistic effects, including particularly the well-known Zitterbewegung effect and Klein tunneling. The realization of quantum anomalous Hall effects is also briefly discussed. © 2012 Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. | ||||||||
| dc.description.nature | Link_to_subscribed_fulltext | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.citation | Frontiers Of Physics, 2012, v. 7 n. 1, p. 31-53 [How to Cite?] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11467-011-0223-y | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11467-011-0223-y | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.epage | 53 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 199045 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000299490000005
Funding Information: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10974059 and 11125417), the State Key Program for Basic Research of China (Grant No. 2011CB922104), and the GRF and CRF of the RGC of Hong Kong. | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.issn | 2095-0462 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.issue | 1 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84856222434 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.spage | 31 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/145922 | ||||||||
| dc.identifier.volume | 7 | ||||||||
| dc.language | eng | ||||||||
| dc.publisher | Springer. | ||||||||
| dc.relation.ispartof | Frontiers of Physics | ||||||||
| dc.relation.references | References in Scopus | ||||||||
| dc.rights | The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com | ||||||||
| dc.subject | Dirac equation | ||||||||
| dc.subject | quantum simulation | ||||||||
| dc.subject | ultracold atoms | ||||||||
| dc.title | Relativistic quantum effects of Dirac particles simulated by ultracold atoms | ||||||||
| dc.type | Article |
Author Affiliations
- South China Normal University
- The University of Hong Kong