Overview
- Explores the wave kinetic theory based on Wigner functions, which is the main unifying tool in this book
- Provides an overview of the physics of ultra-cold matter, as well as a discussion of possible future developments in the emerging field
- Gives an integrated view of this new area of science at the frontier between atomic physics, condensed matter, and plasma physics
- Considers matter in extreme conditions including how matter behaves near the absolute zero of temperature
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics (SSAOPP, volume 70)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Atomic Clouds
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Front Matter
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The Physics of Bose-Einstein Condensates
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Front Matter
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The Physics of Ultracold Plasmas
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About this book
The advent of laser cooling of atoms led to the discovery of ultra-cold matter, with temperatures below liquid Helium, which displays a variety of new physical phenomena. Physics of Ultra-Cold Matter gives an overview of this recent area of science, with a discussion of its main results and a description of its theoretical concepts and methods.
Ultra-cold matter can be considered in three distinct phases: ultra-cold gas, Bose Einstein condensate, and Rydberg plasmas. This book gives an integrated view of this new area of science at the frontier between atomic physics, condensed matter, and plasma physics. It describes these three distinct phases while exploring the differences, as well as the sometimes unexpected similarities, of their respective theoretical methods.
This book is an informative guide for researchers, and the benefits are a result from an integrated view of a very broad area of research, which is limited in previous books about this subject. The main unifying tool explored in this book is the wave kinetic theory based on Wigner functions. Other theoretical approaches, eventually more familiar to the reader, are also given for extension and comparison. The book considers laser cooling techniques, atom-atom interactions, and focuses on the elementary excitations and collective oscillations in atomic clouds, Bose-Einstein condensates, and Rydberg plasmas. Linear and nonlinear processes are considered, including Landau damping, soliton excitation and vortices. Atomic interferometers and quantum coherence are also included.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Hugo Terças, Université Blaise Pascal, Aubière, France, htercas@gmail.com
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Physics of Ultra-Cold Matter
Book Subtitle: Atomic Clouds, Bose-Einstein Condensates and Rydberg Plasmas
Authors: J.T. Mendonça, Hugo Terças
Series Title: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5413-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-5412-0Published: 21 November 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-8761-7Published: 13 December 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-5413-7Published: 28 November 2012
Series ISSN: 1615-5653
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6791
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 398
Topics: Quantum Gases and Condensates, Low Temperature Physics, Plasma Physics, Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction