Collisions of matter-wave solitons
@article{Nguyen2014CollisionsOM, title={Collisions of matter-wave solitons}, author={Jason H. V. Nguyen and P. Dyke and De Luo and Boris A. Malomed and Randall G. Hulet}, journal={Nature Physics}, year={2014}, volume={10}, pages={918-922} }
Atomic matter waves provide a controllable platform for studying the behaviour of solitons. In a lithium condensate, a characterization of the dynamics of collisions between solitons reveals a dependence on their relative phases.
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