https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2015-50337-x
Regular Article
Anisotropy and state mixing in the interactions between Rydberg states
1 Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
2 Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
a e-mail: benoit.vermersch@uibk.ac.at
Received: 31 December 2015
Revised: 12 June 2016
Published online: 19 December 2016
We present a guide to calculate the interactions between Rydberg states, and put into evidence the importance of the anisotropic and state-mixing character of these interactions for p and d states. We then summarize recent theoretical results obtained in this context related to the formation of anisotropic Rydberg excitation patterns and the influence of state-mixing on the familiar Rydberg blockade phenomenon.
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