aVilnius University Research Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, A. Goštauto 12, 2600 Vilnius, Lithuania
bDepartment of Physics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0NG Scotland, UK
Abstract:
We investigate the influence of slow light with an orbital angular momentum on the mechanical motion of ultra-cold atomic gases including both the atomic Bose–Einstein condensates and degenerate Fermi gases. We present a microscopic analysis of the interplay between light and matter and show how slow light can provide an effective magnetic field acting on the electrically neutral atoms.