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Levitron - Ultracold Atomic Physics

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<strong>Levitron</strong> – Summary●●●●●Direct connection between weight of the top and theheight of levitationThere is only a small range where stable levitation ispossibleThere is an upper and a lower limit of the rotationrate of the top for stable levitationThe spinning is the dynamical element, it preventsthe top from overturningConnection with traps for microscopic particles

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