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Twisted light could create solitons in Bose–Einstein condensates

31 Aug 2022
Illustration of sculpting a BEC with light
Sculpting matter: The image on the left illustrates twisted light with an angular momentum of two, which was used in the team’s calculations. The image on the right shows a BEC that has been impinged by the twisted light and has split into four solitons. (Courtesy: University of Strathclyde)
Researchers in the UK have done calculations that show how “twisted light” can be used to manipu

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