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Nick Fläschner , Benno S. Rem , Matthias Tarnowski , Dominik Vogel , Dirk-Sören Lühmann , K. Sengstock , Christof Weitenberg ·

YOU? · · 2016 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aad4568 · OA: W1903493486

Cold atoms do geometry Electrons in solids populate energy bands, which can be simulated in cold atom systems using optical lattices. The geometry of the corresponding wave functions determines the topological properties of the system, but getting a direct look is tricky. Fläschner et al. and Li et al. measured the detailed structure of the band wave functions in hexagonal optical lattices, one resembling a boron-nitride and the other a graphene lattice. These techniques will make it possible to explore more complex situations that include the effects of interactions. Science , this issue pp. 1091 and 1094