Abstract
We show how a single, harmonically trapped atom in a tailored magnetic field can be used for simulating the effects of a broad class of non-Abelian gauge potentials. We demonstrate how to implement Rashba or linear-Dresselhaus couplings, or observe Zitterbewegung of a Dirac particle.
- Received 5 February 2010
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.82.013617
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