Ultracold Bosonic and Fermionic Gases: Volume 5 (Contemporary Concepts of Condensed Matter Science, Volume 5) - Hardcover

Levin, Kathy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0444538577 ISBN 13: 9780444538574

Publisher: Elsevier, 2012

Synopsis

The rapidly developing topic of ultracold atoms has many actual and potential applications for condensed-matter science, and the contributions to this book emphasize these connections.

Ultracold Bose and Fermi quantum gases are introduced at a level appropriate for first-year graduate students and non-specialists such as more mature general physicists. The reader will find answers to questions like: how are experiments conducted and how are the results interpreted? What are the advantages and limitations of ultracold atoms in studying many-body physics? How do experiments on ultracold atoms facilitate novel scientific opportunities relevant to the condensed-matted community?

This volume seeks to be comprehensible rather than comprehensive; it aims at the level of a colloquium, accessible to outside readers, containing only minimal equations and limited references. In large part, it relies on many beautiful experiments from the past fifteen years and their very fruitful interplay with basic theoretical ideas. In this particular context, phenomena most relevant to condensed-matter science have been emphasized.

• Introduces ultracold Bose and Fermi quantum gases at a level appropriate for non-specialists
• Discusses landmark experiments and their fruitful interplay with basic theoretical ideas
• Comprehensible rather than comprehensive, containing only minimal equations

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Accessible introduction to the many actual and potential applications of ultracold atoms for condensed-matter science

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0444538577
• ISBN 13: 9780444538574
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 310