Bose-Einstein Condensation in Dilute Gases

C. J. Pethick, H. Smith

402 pages, parution le 22/11/2001

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In 1925 Einstein predicted that at low temperatures particles in a gas could all reside in the same quantum state. This gaseous state, a Bose-Einstein condensate, was produced in the laboratory for the first time in 1995 and investigating such condensates has become one of the most active areas in contemporary physics. The study of Bose-Einstein condensates in dilute gases encompasses a number of different subfields of physics, including atomic, condensed matter, and nuclear physics. The authors of this graduate-level textbook explain this exciting new subject in terms of basic physical principles, without assuming detailed knowledge of any of these subfields. Chapters cover the statistical physics of trapped gases, atomic properties, cooling and trapping atoms, interatomic interactions, structure of trapped condensates, collective modes, rotating condensates, superfluidity, interference phenomena, and trapped Fermi gases. Problem sets are also included in each chapter.

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Introduction
The non-interacting Bose gas
Atomic properties
Trapping and cooling of atoms
Interactions between atoms
Theory of the condensed state
Dynamics of the condensate
Microscopic theory of the Bose gas
Rotating condensates
Superfluidity
Trapped clouds at non-zero temperature
Mixtures and spinor condensates
Interference and correlations
Fermions

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	C. J. Pethick, H. Smith
Parution	22/11/2001
Nb. de pages	402
Format	17,2 x 24,6
Couverture	Broché
Poids	850g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521665803
ISBN13	978-0-521-66580-3