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Ultracold atomic gases is a rapidly developing field of physics that attracts many young researchers around the world. This book gives a comprehensive overview of exciting developments in Bose-Einstein condensation and superfluidity from a theoretical perspective and makes sense of key experiments with a special focus on ultracold atomic gases.
Lev P. Pitaevskii is a researcher at the CNR Trento research center on Bose-Einstein Condensation and at the Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems in Moscow. He was educated at Saratov University (Russia) and worked at the Institute for Physical Problems and also at Technion (Haifa, Israel). He has worked at the University of Trento since 1998. His main expertise is in the theory of superfluidity, Bose-Einsten condensation, Van der Waals forces and plasma physics. He is co-author of the books Quantum Electrodynamics, Statistical Physics, Part II (Condensed Matter Theory) and Physical Kinetics, which are part of the Landau-Lifshitz Course of Theoretical Physics. He is a full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Sandro Stringari is a full professor at the University of Trento and member of the CNR Trento research center on Bose-Einstein Condensation. After his studies at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa he started his scientific career in the field of nuclear physics, quantum clusters and quantum fluids. He is an expert in the theory of ultracold atomic gases where he made important contributions on their dynamic and superfluid behavior. He worked, as invited scientist, at the Department of Theoretical Physics in Oxford and at the Institut de Physique Nucléaire in Orsay . In the year 2004/05 he held the European Chair at the College de France in Paris. Sandro Stringari has been the organizer of several conferences and schools in different domains of physics. He is corresponding member of the Italian Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
Show moreUltracold atomic gases is a rapidly developing field of physics that attracts many young researchers around the world. This book gives a comprehensive overview of exciting developments in Bose-Einstein condensation and superfluidity from a theoretical perspective and makes sense of key experiments with a special focus on ultracold atomic gases.
Lev P. Pitaevskii is a researcher at the CNR Trento research center on Bose-Einstein Condensation and at the Kapitza Institute for Physical Problems in Moscow. He was educated at Saratov University (Russia) and worked at the Institute for Physical Problems and also at Technion (Haifa, Israel). He has worked at the University of Trento since 1998. His main expertise is in the theory of superfluidity, Bose-Einsten condensation, Van der Waals forces and plasma physics. He is co-author of the books Quantum Electrodynamics, Statistical Physics, Part II (Condensed Matter Theory) and Physical Kinetics, which are part of the Landau-Lifshitz Course of Theoretical Physics. He is a full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Sandro Stringari is a full professor at the University of Trento and member of the CNR Trento research center on Bose-Einstein Condensation. After his studies at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa he started his scientific career in the field of nuclear physics, quantum clusters and quantum fluids. He is an expert in the theory of ultracold atomic gases where he made important contributions on their dynamic and superfluid behavior. He worked, as invited scientist, at the Department of Theoretical Physics in Oxford and at the Institut de Physique Nucléaire in Orsay . In the year 2004/05 he held the European Chair at the College de France in Paris. Sandro Stringari has been the organizer of several conferences and schools in different domains of physics. He is corresponding member of the Italian Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.
Show more1: Introduction
Part I
2: Long range order, symmetry breaking and order parameter
3: The ideal Bose gas
4: The weakly-interacting Bose gas
5: Non-uniform Bose gases at zero temperature
6: Superfluidity
7: Linear response function
8: Superfluid He4
9: Atomic gases: collisions and trapping
Part II
10: The ideal Bose gas in the harmonic trap
11: Ground state of a trapped condensate
12: Dynamics of a trapped condensate
13: Thermodynamics of a trapped Bose gas
14: Superfluidity and Rotation of a trapped Bose gas
15: Coherence, interference and Josephon effect
Part III
16: Interacting Fermi gases and the BCS-BEC crossover
17: Fermi gas in the harmonic trap
18: Tan relations and the contact
19: Dynamic and Superfluidity of Fermi gases
20: Spin polarized Fermi gases
Part IV
21: Quantum mixtures and spinor gases
22: Quantum Gases in optical lattices
23: Quantum gases in pancake and 2D regimes
24: Quantum gases in cigar and 1D regimes
25: Dipolar gases
1: Introduction
Part I
2: Long range order, symmetry breaking and order parameter
3: The ideal Bose gas
4: The weakly-interacting Bose gas
5: Non-uniform Bose gases at zero temperature
6: Superfluidity
7: Linear response function
8: Superfluid He4
9: Atomic gases: collisions and trapping
Part II
10: The ideal Bose gas in the harmonic trap
11: Ground state of a trapped condensate
12: Dynamics of a trapped condensate
13: Thermodynamics of a trapped Bose gas
14: Superfluidity and Rotation of a trapped Bose gas
15: Coherence, interference and Josephon effect
Part III
16: Interacting Fermi gases and the BCS-BEC crossover
17: Fermi gas in the harmonic trap
18: Tan relations and the contact
19: Dynamic and Superfluidity of Fermi gases
20: Spin polarized Fermi gases
Part IV
21: Quantum mixtures and spinor gases
22: Quantum Gases in optical lattices
23: Quantum gases in pancake and 2D regimes
24: Quantum gases in cigar and 1D regimes
25: Dipolar gases
Lev P. Pitaevskii is a researcher at the CNR Trento research center
on Bose-Einstein Condensation and at the Kapitza Institute for
Physical Problems in Moscow. He was educated at Saratov University
(Russia) and worked at the Institute for Physical Problems and also
at Technion (Haifa, Israel). He has worked at the University of
Trento since 1998. His main expertise is in the theory of
superfluidity, Bose-Einsten condensation, Van der Waals forces and
plasma
physics. He is co-author of the books Quantum Electrodynamics,
Statistical Physics, Part II (Condensed Matter Theory) and Physical
Kinetics, which are part of the Landau-Lifshitz Course of
Theoretical
Physics. He is a full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Sandro Stringari is a full professor at the University of Trento
and member of the CNR Trento research center on Bose-Einstein
Condensation. After his studies at the Scuola Normale Superiore in
Pisa he started his scientific career in the field of nuclear
physics, quantum clusters and quantum fluids. He is an expert in
the theory of ultracold atomic gases where he made important
contributions on their dynamic and superfluid
behavior. He worked, as invited scientist, at the Department of
Theoretical Physics in Oxford and at the Institut de Physique
Nucléaire in Orsay . In the year 2004/05 he held the European Chair
at the
College de France in Paris. Sandro Stringari has been the organizer
of several conferences and schools in different domains of physics.
He is corresponding member of the Italian Accademia Nazionale dei
Lincei.
Bose-Einstein condensates serve as the starting point for most
current experiments in the field of ultracold atom physics... They
are also an essential ingredient for most theoretical studies in
this area. The theory described in this book is thus highly
relevant for all researchers working in this field. The original
version of the author's book on Bose-Einstein condensation is a
standard text in this field and highly regarded. I expect it to be
read widely by graduate students and more senior researchers
entering the field. I also expect it to be used extensively as a
standard reference within the field.
*Dieter Jaksch, University of Oxford*
The earlier version of the textbook by these authors, Bose-Einstein
Condensation (2003), is a remarkable achievement and a 'must have'
for any physicist working on cold atoms or teaching Bose-Einstein
Condensation. This revised version increases considerably the range
and interest of the authors' already classical text. In particular,
it includes much more on the Fermi gases, their superfluidity, and
the BEC/BCS crossover. All these subjects have been the focus of
tremendous experimental interest in recent years. A high quality
comprehensive textbook like this one that addresses this expanding
interest will clearly be an important milestone in the field.
*Jean-Michel Raimond, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France*
There has been an explosion of interest in this topic in the last
twenty years. Since the publication of the first edition of this
text there have been substantial experimental breakthroughs, and
subsequent refinement of theoretical treatments. In particular,
including discussion of Fermi gases, quantum mixtures, low
dimensional systems and dipolar gases will be valuable additions to
the list of content... This is a timely topic and there currently
is no competing book at this level of depth... Pitaevskii and
Stringari are both internationally-renowned experts in their field.
They both have a distinguished research track record, and can claim
to be pioneers in the field of the theoretical treatment of
Bose-Einstein Condensation and superfluidity. Both have made
significant contributions to the field, sustained over a long
period of time. It is difficult to imagine finding a better pairing
to write a book about this topic.
*Ifan Hughes, Durham University*
The book is a good resource for the theoretical description of BEC
beyond the idealised configurations that are described in many
texts. The concise style and large amount of notation requires
constant effort from the reader, but seems inevitable to explain
many of the surprising phenomena appearing in BECs.
*Diego Blas Temino, CERN Courier*
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