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Ultracold Atomic Physics

Hardback

Main Details

Title Ultracold Atomic Physics
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Hui Zhai
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:310
Dimensions(mm): Height 259,Width 182
Category/GenreOptics
Atomic and molecular physics
Quantum physics
ISBN/Barcode 9781108498685
ClassificationsDewey:539.7
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 25 February 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The field of ultracold atomic physics has developed rapidly during the last two decades, and currently encompasses a broad range of topics in physics, with a variety of important applications in topics ranging from quantum computing and simulation to quantum metrology, and can be used to probe fundamental many-body effects such as superconductivity and superfluidity. Beginning with the underlying and including the most cutting-edge experimental developments, this textbook covers essential topics such as Bose-Einstein condensation of alkali atoms, studies of BEC-BCS crossover in degenerate Fermi gas, synthetic gauge fields and Hubbard models, and many-body localization and dynamical gauge fields. Key physical concepts, such as symmetry and universality highlight the connections between different systems, and theory is developed with plain derivations supported by experimental results. This self-contained and modern text will be invaluable for researchers, graduate students and advanced undergraduates studying cold atom physics, from both a theoretical and experimental perspective.

Author Biography

Hui Zhai is Changjiang Chair Professor of Physics at the Institute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University and his research is focused on ultracold atomic physics, condensed matter physics, and machine learning. He was awarded a National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) award for distinguished young scholars, and the RaoYutai Prize by the Chinese Physical Society.

Reviews

'... this book is accessible to most readers, especially for experimentalists, for junior researchers including senior undergraduate students, and for readers outside the field of ultracold atomic physics.' A. M. Saperstein, Association of American Publishers