Full Description
A survey of the physics of ultracold atoms and molecules, taking into consideration the latest research on ultracold phenomena, such as Bose Einstein condensation and quantum computing. This textbook covers recent experimental results on atom and molecule cooling as well as the theoretical treatment.
Contents
Part I Cold Atoms and Molecules Cooling and trapping of atoms Peter van der Straten Harold Metcalf Quantum collisions John Weiner Frozen Rydberg Gases T. Amthor M. Reetz-Lamour M. Weidemuller Cold Molecules Eberhard Tiemann Part II Degenerate Quantum Gases Introduction to Bose-Einstein condensates Kai Bongs Klaus Sengstock Ultracold Fermi Gases: Properties and Techniques Selim Jochim Bose-Einstein condensates in optical lattices Immanuel Bloch Markus Greiner Theodor Hansch Bonus Chapter Experimental Aspects of Ultracold Gases Allard Mosk