Atomic Physics / Edition 1

by Christopher J. Foot

Overview

This text will thoroughly update the existing literature on atomic physics. Intended to accompany an advanced undergraduate course in atomic physics, the book will lead the students up to the latest advances and the applications to Bose-Einstein Condensation of atoms, matter-wave inter-ferometry and quantum computing with trapped ions. The elementary atomic physics covered in the early chapters should be accessible to undergraduates when they are first introduced to the subject. To complement the usual quantum mechanical treatment of atomic structure the book strongly emphasizes the experimental basis of the subject, especially in the later chapters. It includes ample tutorial material (examples, illustrations, chapter summaries, graded problem sets).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198506966
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/10/2005
Series:	Oxford Master Series in Physics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	9.60(w) x 6.94(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

University of Oxford

Table of Contents

1. Early Atomic Physics2. The Hydrogen Atom3. Helium4. The Alkalis5. The LS-coupling scheme6. Hyperfine Structure and Isotope Shift7. The Interaction of Atoms with Radiation8. Doppler-free Laser Spectroscopy9. Laser cooling and trapping10. Magnetic trapping, Evaporative cooling and BEC11. Atom Interferometry12. Ion Traps131. Quantum ComputingEarly Atomic Physics2. The Hydrogen Atom3. Helium4. The Alkalis5. The LS-coupling scheme6. Hyperfine Structure and Isotope Shift7. The Interaction of Atoms with Radiation8. Doppler-free Laser Spectroscopy9. Laser cooling and trapping10. Magnetic trapping, Evaporative cooling and BEC11. Atom Interferometry12. Ion Traps13. Quantum Computing

Editorial Reviews

"An altogether useful, enjoyable book that can be used a resource, course text, and introduction to modern atomic research topics."—CHOICE

"Foot presents a textbook for an undergraduate course in atomic physics for students who understand quantum mechanics at the level of an introductory university course, including the Schrödinger equation in three dimensions and perturbation theory. After describing the basic principles of atomic structures and reviewing the classical ideas, he discusses laser spectroscopy, laser cooling, the Bose-Einstein condensation of dilute atomic vapors, matter-wave interferometry, and ion trapping."—SciTech Book News

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