Cold atoms in the presence of disorder

TL;DR

This review explores the theoretical and experimental aspects of cold atomic gases subjected to disorder, providing a pedagogical overview with detailed calculations on the physics involved.

Contribution

It offers a comprehensive, pedagogical synthesis of the theoretical developments in disordered cold atomic gases, including detailed calculations and experimental insights.

Findings

Disorder affects localization and transport in cold atomic gases.

Theoretical models explain phenomena like Anderson localization.

Experimental results support the theoretical predictions.

Abstract

The review deals with the physics of cold atomic gases in the presence of disorder. The emphasis is on the theoretical developments, although several experiments are also briefly discussed. The review is intended to be pedagogical, explaining the basics and, for some of the topics, presenting rather detailed calculations.