摘要
Two particles that are just shy of binding may develop an infinite number of shallow bound states when a third particle is added. This counterintuitive effect was first predicted by Efimov for identical bosons interacting with a short-range pairwise potential. The Efimov effect persists for nonidentical particles if at least two of the three bonds are almost bound. The Efimov effect has recently been verified experimentally using ultracold atoms. We explain the origin of this effect using elementary quantum mechanics and summarize the experimental evidence for it.
- 出版日期2011-3