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8 - Quenches, Relaxation, and Prethermalization in an Isolated Quantum System

from Part II - General Topics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2017

By
T. Langen  and
J. Schmiedmayer
Edited by
Nick P. Proukakis ,
David W. Snoke  and
Peter B. Littlewood
T. Langen
Affiliation:
University of Colorado
J. Schmiedmayer
Affiliation:
Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology
Nick P. Proukakis
Affiliation:
Newcastle University
David W. Snoke
Affiliation:
University of Pittsburgh
Peter B. Littlewood
Affiliation:
University of Chicago
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Universal Themes of Bose-Einstein Condensation , pp. 151 - 167
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