The Nobel Prize in Physics 2001 Eric A. Cornell, Wolfgang
Ketterle, Carl E. Wieman Bose-Einstein Condensation in a Dilute
Gas; The First 70 Years and Some Recent Experiments 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". Copyright © Nobel Web AB 2001 Credits:
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