A quantum pump without the crank: Physicists demonstrate how atoms can be pumped through a synthetic crystal without having to apply any external periodic driving - Science Daily

Physicists demonstrate how atoms can be pumped through a synthetic crystal without having to apply any external periodic driving. These experiments combine several key aspects of quantum many-body physics in unexpected ways, thus paving a novel path to unders…

Physicists at ETH Zurich demonstrate how atoms can be pumped through a synthetic crystal without having to apply external periodic driving. These experiments combine several key aspects of quantum ma… [+4057 chars]

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