# Universal few-body physics and cluster formation

@article{Greene2017UniversalFP,
title={Universal few-body physics and cluster formation},
author={Chris H. Greene and P. Giannakeas and Jes{\'u}s P{\'e}rez-R{\'i}os},
journal={Reviews of Modern Physics},
year={2017},
volume={89},
pages={035006}
}
• Published 6 April 2017
• Physics
• Reviews of Modern Physics
A comprehensive account of the theoretical analyses of the Efimov effect and the universal properties of three-body bound states is provided. Recent experimental studies are reviewed and shown how the few-body analysis also yields insights into many-body phenomena, accessible by the experimental ability to tune the range and strength of the forces between cold atoms.
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