Emergent Non-Linear Phenomena in Bose-Einstein Condensates : Theory and Experiment (Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics) 〈Vol. 45〉

Kevrekidis, P. G. (EDT)/Frantzeskakis, D. J. (et al., EDT)

Springer（2007/11発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 390 p.／サイズ 100 illus.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9783540735908
• DDC分類 531

基本説明

Topics covered include bright, dark, gap and multidimensional solitons; vortices; vortex lattices; optical lattices; multicomponent condensates; manipulation of condensates; mathematical methods/rigorous results; and more.

Full Description

The ?eld of Bose-Einstein condensation in atomic gases has been full of s- prises.Whathappenedafterthe?rstrealization ofBose-Einstein condensates in 1995 has far exceeded the vision of their creators. Originally, I expected interesting studies of equilibrium properties and dynamics, but the Bose- Einstein condensate became a pristine platform for a host of scienti?c studies. The condensate turned out to be a well-controlled medium for nonlinear wave phenomenaincludingfour-wavemixing,darkandbrightsolitons,anddynamic instabilities. Rotating condensates gave access to the rich physics of vortices and vortex lattices. The availability of di?erent hyper?ne states led to mul- component or spinor condensates, and optical lattices opened up yet another major frontier which is still rapidly expanding. Feshbach resonances and c- densation of fermion pairs will provide interesting phenomena to study for many more years to come. This rapid development of the ?eld has been fueled by a unique int- play between experiment and theory. Although experimentalists had the lead in realizing new systems, many phenomena were ?rst predicted and then observed. The present book re?ects this symbiosis by a balance of theoretical and experimental contributions. Twelve years after its beginning, the ?eld has reached a degree of maturity which is much better represented by a comp- hensive book than by a collection of original articles. I therefore expect this book not only to provide a valuable introduction to many young researchers who are joining this ?eld, but also serve as a reference for further studies of nonlinear phenomena in this rich system.

Contents

Basic Mean-Field Theory for Bose-Einstein Condensates.- Basic Mean-Field Theory for Bose-Einstein Condensates.- Bright Solitons in Bose-Einstein Condensates.- Bright Solitons in Bose-Einstein Condensates: Theory.- Bright Solitons: Summary of Experimental Techniques.- Dark Solitons in Bose-Einstein Condensates.- Dark Solitons in Bose-Einstein Condensates: Theory.- Dark Solitons in BECs: The First Experiments.- Nonlinear Localization of BECs in Optical Lattices.- Nonlinear Localization of BECs in Optical Lattices.- Multi-Dimensional Solitons in Bose-Einstein Condensates.- Multidimensional Solitons: Theory.- Experiments on Multidimensional Solitons.- Vortices in Bose-Einstein Condensates.- Vortices in Bose-Einstein Condensates: Theory.- Vortices in Bose-Einstein Condensates: Experiments.- Vortex Lattices.- Vortex Lattices in Bose-Einstein Condensates: Theory.- Vortex Lattices in Bose-Einstein Condensates: Experiments.- Optical Lattices.- Optical Lattices: Theory.- Bose-Einstein Condensates in Optical Lattices: Experiments.- Multi-Component Bose-Einstein Condensates.- Multi-Component Bose-Einstein Condensates: Theory.- Multi-Component Condensates: Experiment.- Manipulations of Coherent Matter-Waves.- Manipulations of Coherent Matter-Waves.- Beyond Gross-Pitaevskii Mean Field Theory.- Beyond Gross-Pitaevskii Mean-Field Theory.- Asymptotic Reductions of the Gross-Pitaevskii Equation.- Asymptotic Reductions of the Gross-Pitaevskii Equation.