Taming Atoms: The Renaissance of Atomic Physics

ISBN-13: 9781510635197

Vasillis E. Lembessis

Spis treści

• The Atom: From Philosophical Reflection to the Testimony of Science.
• The Classical Period.
• The Modern Period: The Advent of the Laser.
• Doughnuts from Light.
• Bose?Einstein Condensation.
• The Atom Laser and Atom Optics.
• Optical Lattices.
• Optical Lattices: Applications.
• Cold Atoms and Quantum Computation.
• Quantum Simulation of Magnetic and Electric Fields.
• Desktop Cosmology.
• Atomic Clocks.
• Optical Tweezers: The Toolbox of the Microworld.