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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