  The experimental revolution in ultracold atomic gas physics over the past
decades have brought tremendous amounts of new insight to the world of
degenerate quantum systems. Here we compare and constrast the developments of
cold atomic gases with the physics of nuclei since many concepts, techniques,
and nomenclatures are common to both fields. However, nuclei are finite systems
with interactions that are typically much more complicated than those of
ultracold atomic gases. The simularities and differences must therefore be
carefully addressed for a meaningful comparison and to facilitate fruitful
crossdisciplinary activity. Universal results from atomic physics should have
impact in certain limits of the nuclear domain. In particular, with advances in
the trapping of few-body atomic systems we expect a more direct exchange of
ideas and results.
