The realization of a Mott insulating state in a system of ultracold fermions comprising far more internal components than the electron, provides an avenue for probing many-body physics that is difficult to access in solids.
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Wu, C. Mott made easy. Nature Phys 8, 784–785 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys2432
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