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21 - Vortices in Resonant Polariton Condensates in Semiconductor Microcavities

from Part IV - Condensates in Condensed Matter Physics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 May 2017

By
D. N. Krizhanovskii ,
K. Guda ,
M. Sich ,
M. S. Skolnick ,
L. Dominici  and
D. Sanvitto
Edited by
Nick P. Proukakis ,
David W. Snoke  and
Peter B. Littlewood
D. N. Krizhanovskii
Affiliation:
University of Sheffield
K. Guda
Affiliation:
University of Sheffield
M. Sich
Affiliation:
University of Sheffield
M. S. Skolnick
Affiliation:
University of Sheffield
L. Dominici
Affiliation:
Istituto di Nanotecnologia (NANOTEC) - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
D. Sanvitto
Affiliation:
Istituto di Nanotecnologia (NANOTEC) - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
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. 424 - 444
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