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Strongly correlated 2D quantum phases with cold polar molecules: controlling the shape of the interaction potential

H. P. Büchler, E. Demler, M. Lukin, A. Micheli, N. Prokof'ev, G. Pupillo, P. Zoller

cond-mat.stat-mecharXiv:cond-mat/0607294

Abstract

We discuss techniques to tune and shape the long-range part of the interaction potentials in quantum gases of polar molecules by dressing rotational excitations with static and microwave fields. This provides a novel tool towards engineering strongly correlated quantum phases in combination with low dimensional trapping geometries. As an illustration, we discuss a 2D crystalline phase, and a superfluid-crystal quantum phase transition.

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