An experiment with ultracold gases reveals how weakly interacting atoms cooperate to protect long-range coherence against disorder-induced localization, and should offer insight into long-standing questions on the complex interplay of interactions and disorder in quantum systems.
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Sanchez-Palencia, L. Joint forces against disorder. Nature Phys 6, 328–329 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1662
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