To view this page ensure that Adobe Flash Player version 10.0.0
or greater is installed. Eric A. Cornell held his Nobel Lecture
December 8, 2001, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University. He was
presented by Professor Mats Jonson, Chairman of the Nobel
Committee for Physics. Summary: Fundamental ideas behind
creating Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in a gas are outlined.
Starting with Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, the formation
of Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) is explained as occurring when
the interatomic spacing is comparable to thermal de Broglie
wavelength. The conditions for creating BEC in a gas are
described, and the necessary ingredients for creating BEC in a
gas are listed in an "Ultra Cold Alkali Tool Kit". Credits:
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2001 Lecture