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 is one of the most active areas in contemporary physics. The authors of this graduate-level textbook explain this exciting new subject in terms of basic physical principles, without assuming detailed prior knowledge. 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.
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Since the experimental discovery in 1995 of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute atomic gases, 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. Problem sets are included in each chapter.
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I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to get into the field of Bose-Einstein condensation. Myself being a novice to the subject, I found a very well structured text with an exceptional balance between experiment and theory. All dicussions are well supported with examples. The theory parts are very detailed so that even the unexperienced reader can easily follow.
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Of the three main books on laser cooling and BEC that are on the market right now (Laser Cooling by Metcalf and Atom Optics by Meystre) this one is by far the best. There are a lot of details here, but unfortunately a lot more are still left out. Chapter 8, and sections 11.3, and 14.3 in particular should be rewritten. Too many equations are written down from nowhere without any derivation. Some sections, like 13.2, are clearer in the original papers. So while this book is a vast improvement over the current state of affairs, there is quite a ways to go for a truly good textbook in this subject. Still, while the quality of the exposition varies wildly from chapter to chapter, many of the chapters ARE well written, and so you can still learn a great deal from this book. Until a better book comes along, this is the book to buy in this subject.
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Essential for cold atom physicists,
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If you need to know what a BEC is and how to make it do what you want so you can graduate, get this book :) It is the standard text for researchers in the field. Lots of great references. Written by respected experts. Either edition is worth owning.
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Bose-Einstein condensates in dilute atomic gases, which were first realized experimentally in 1995 for rubidium [1], sodium [2], and lithium [3], provide unique opportunities for exploring quantum phenomena on a macroscopic scale. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
spinor condensates, isotropic harmonic trap, different hyperfine states, maximally stretched state, rotating condensates, quantum pressure term, condensate wave function, collisional shifts, interaction energy per particle, photoassociative spectroscopy, anisotropic traps, pure condensate, electronic spin state, condensate density, alkali atoms, same internal state, thermal cloud, coupling between channels, quadrupole trap, critical angular velocity, trapped clouds, condensate fraction, trapping potential, superfluid velocity, different internal states Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Bose-Einstein condensates in dilute atomic gases, which were first realized experimentally in 1995 for rubidium [1], sodium [2], and lithium [3], provide unique opportunities for exploring quantum phenomena on a macroscopic scale. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
spinor condensates, isotropic harmonic trap, different hyperfine states, maximally stretched state, rotating condensates, quantum pressure term, condensate wave function, collisional shifts, interaction energy per particle, photoassociative spectroscopy, anisotropic traps, pure condensate, electronic spin state, condensate density, alkali atoms, same internal state, thermal cloud, coupling between channels, quadrupole trap, critical angular velocity, trapped clouds, condensate fraction, trapping potential, superfluid velocity, different internal states Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bose Einstein, New York, Bogoliubov Hamiltonian, Cambridge University Press, Gross Pitaevskii New!
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- Bose-Einstein Condensation (Physics) by L. Pitaevskii on page 14, page 99, and page 143
- Statistical Physics, Third Edition, Part 1: Volume 5 (Course of Theoretical Physics, Volume 5) by L D Landau on page 318, and page 359
- Fundamental Systems in Quantum Optics by J.-M. Raimond on page 99
- Transport Phenomena (Oxford Science Publications) by Henrik Smith on page 318
- Many Particle Physics (Physics of Solids and Liquids) by Gerald D. Mahan on page 392
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- Many-Body Theory Exposed! Propagator Description of Quantum Mechanics in Many-Body Systems by Willem H. Dickhoff in Back Matter
- Frontiers of Optical Spectroscopy by Baldassare Di Bartolo on page 422
- The New Physics for the Twenty-First Century by Gordon Fraser on page 198
- Poincaré Seminar 2003: Bose--Einstein Condensation - Entropy (Poincaré Seminare) by Jean Dalibard on page 78
- Quark-Gluon Plasma: From Big Bang to Little Bang (Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics, Nuclear Physics and Cosmology) by Kohsuke Yagi in Back Matter
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