Bose-Condensed Gases at Finite Temperatures [Hardcover]

Allan Griffin (Author), Tetsuro Nikuni (Author), Eugene Zaremba (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0521837022 | ISBN-13: 978-0521837026 | Publication Date: February 23, 2009 | Edition: 1

The discovery of Bose Einstein condensation (BEC) in trapped ultracold atomic gases in 1995 has led to an explosion of theoretical and experimental research on the properties of Bose-condensed dilute gases. The first treatment of BEC at finite temperatures, this book presents a thorough account of the theory of two-component dynamics and nonequilibrium behaviour in superfluid Bose gases. It uses a simplified microscopic model to give a clear, explicit account of collective modes in both the collisionless and collision-dominated regions. Major topics such as kinetic equations, local equilibrium and two-fluid hydrodynamics are introduced at an elementary level. Explicit predictions are worked out and linked to experiments. Providing a platform for future experimental and theoretical studies on the finite temperature dynamics of trapped Bose gases, this book is ideal for researchers and graduate students in ultracold atom physics, atomic, molecular and optical physics and condensed matter physics.

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The first treatment of Bose Einstein condensation at finite temperatures, this book presents a thorough account of the theory of two-component dynamics and nonequilibrium behaviour in superfluid Bose gases for researchers and graduate students in ultracold atom physics, atomic, molecular and optical physics, and condensed matter physics.

About the Author

Allan Griffin is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Toronto, Canada. His research has been on superfluid helium, superconductivity and the theory of ultracold matter and quantum gases. He is co-editor of Bose-Einstein Condensation, and the author of Excitations in a Bose-condensed Liquid (1996, 2005, both Cambridge University Press).

Tetsuro Nikuni is Associate Professor at the Tokyo University of Science, Japan. His research focuses on the theory of quantum antiferromagnets and the theory of Bose-Einstein condensation in ultracold atomic gases.

Eugene Zaremba is Professor of Physics at Queen's University, Canada. He has had a wide range of interests in theoretical condensed matter physics, including surface physics, density functional theory of electronic structure, dynamical excitations in solids and mesoscopic physics. His current interest is on the theory of ultracold matter.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 474 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (February 23, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521837022
• ISBN-13: 978-0521837026
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,403,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Allan Griffin works in theoretical condensed matter theory and is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Toronto He was educated at the University of British Columbia and Cornell University. He is an expert on the theory of superfluid He4, superconductivity, and ultracold atomic gases. Dr. Griffin has spent research sabbaticals at the KFA Julich (Germany), the Institut Laue-Langevin in Grenoble (France), Kyoto University (Japan), the University of Trento (Italy) and was a JILA Fellow at the University of Colorado (U.S.A.). He has been a visiting professor at the ANU in Canberra (Australia), the Collège de France in Paris, and the University of Otago (New Zealand). Dr. Griffin is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada , a Fellow of the American Physical Society , and received the Bronze Medal from the Collège de France . He is the author/editor of three books on the microscopic theory Bose liquids and Bose-condensed atomic gases, all published by Cambridge University Press. Prof. Griffin has also published articles on the history of superfluidity in liquid He4.