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"Version: 20170601"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references (pages 20-22).1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 2.1. Optical lattices -- 2.2. Theory of atoms in optical lattices -- 2.3. Preparing ultracold atoms in optical lattices -- 3. Current directions -- 3.1. Simulating conductor-to-insulator transitions with transport experiments -- 3.2. Momentum distributions and many-body localization -- 3.3. Quantum gas microscope -- 4. Outlook.One of the most active areas in atomic, molecular and optical physics is the use of ultracold atomic gases in optical lattices to simulate the behaviour of electrons in condensed matter systems. The larger mass, longer length scale, and tuneable interactions in these systems allow the dynamics of atoms moving in these systems to be followed in real time, and resonant light scattering by the atoms allows this motion to be probed on a microscopic scale using site-resolved imaging. This book reviews the physics of Hubbard-type models for both bosons and fermions in an optical lattice, which give rise to a rich variety of insulating and conducting phases depending on the lattice properties and interparticle interactions. It also discusses the effect of disorder on the transport of atoms in these models, and the recently discovered phenomenon of many-body localization. It presents several examples of experiments using both density and momentum imaging and quantum gas microscopy to study the motion of atoms in optical lattices. These illustrate the power and flexibility of ultracold-lattice analogues for exploring exotic states of matter at an unprecedented level of precision.Final-year undergraduates, new PhD students and early-career scientists.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader. or Kindle reader.Chad Orzel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Union College in Schenectady, NY. He is also the author of three general-audience books about science (How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog, How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog, and Eureka: Discovering Your Inner Scientist) and blogs about physics for Forbes.com and ScienceBlogs.com.Title from PDF title page (viewed on September 22, 2017).

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1 online resource (x, 22 pages) :color illustrations.

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English

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9780750315166

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530.41

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Quantum theory.
SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory.
Hubbard model.
Many-body problem.
Low temperatures.
Optical lattices.

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