print email comment close Bose-Einstein Condensation (BEC) URL: http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/bec/ Description: This tutorial explains what Bose-Einstein condensation is (at incredibly low temperatures, atoms "lose their individual identities and coalesce into a single blob"), how it is formed, and why it might be important in the future. Includes information about laser cooling and the creation of "optical molasses," the processes of magnetic trapping and evaporative cooling, and the characteristics of the condensate. Includes animations. From the Physics Department at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Publisher: University of Colorado at Boulder Extra Keywords absolute zero Albert Einstein Satyendra Nath Bose Library of Congress Subject Headings: Bose-Einstein condensation Low temperatures Quantum statistics LII Database Information: Record 3770 created by Sybil Finemel on 02/08/2004 Last modification on 02/11/2004 Published: 02/08/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3770