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Tunneling Dynamics in Open Ultracold Bosonic Systems

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The introduction describes the significance of ultracold atomic systems from both an experimental and theoretical perspective, while introducing many-body tunneling in open systems. Further, basic theoretical concepts used in the field of ultracold bosons are described. The structure of the thesis is then explained.

“Begin at the beginning,” the King said, gravely, “and go on till you come to an end; then stop.”

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Lode, A.U.J. (2015). Introduction. In: Tunneling Dynamics in Open Ultracold Bosonic Systems. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07085-8_1

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