Controlling directed transport of matter-wave solitons using the ratchet effect
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M. Rietmann,1,* R. Carretero-González,1 and R. Chacón2 1Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Group,† and Computational Science Research Center and Department of Mathematics and Statistics, San Diego State University, San Diego, California 92182-7720, USA 2Departamento de Fı́sica Aplicada, Escuela de Ingenierı́as Industriales, Universidad de Extremadura, Apartado Postal 382, E-06006 Badajoz, Spain (Received 3 January 2011; published 16 May 2011)
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