Condensed matter physics with cold atomic gases Leo Radzihovsky, Professor of Physics, University of Colorado at Boulder

A steady progress in cooling and trapping technology has enabled a realization of degenerate alkali atomic gases. In this setting of ultra-cold temperatures, despite their extreme diluteness, these trapped gases exhibit a rich behavior akin to that found in conventional condensed matter systems, albeit in very different regimes and probed with very different techniques. Starting with a demonstration of Bose-Einstein condensation in bosonic atoms and Fermi sea in fermionic ones, the fields has seen an explosion of activity and discoveries ranging from vortex lattices to resonant paired superfluidity. I will present an overview of the milestones in this burgeoning field, discussing recent developments and speculating about future ones.