Quantum effects in the Aubry transition
Pietro M. Bonetti, Andrea Rucci, Maria Luisa Chiofalo, Vladan Vuletić
Abstract
This paper explores the possibility of observing quantum signatures of the sliding-to-pinning Aubry transition in experiments with trapped ultracold Yb-ions chains, interacting via Coulomb forces in optical lattices.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsCoulombUltracold atomQuantumCondensed matter physicsIonTransition (genetics)Quantum mechanicsChemistryElectronGeneBiochemistryCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesMechanical and Optical ResonatorsForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications