Pairing atoms in 1D with photons

Pairing atoms in 1D with photons

Pairing atoms in 1D with photons

New theory paper in PRL shows how to use photon-mediated interactions in a multimode optical cavity to induces a peierls transition in a 1D Bose or Fermi gas.  The transition is to a paired state that creates a density wave along the 1D gas.