Atomic Physics: An Exploration through Problems and Solutions - Hardcover

Budker, Dmitry; Kimball, Derek F.; DeMille, David P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198509499 ISBN 13: 9780198509493

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2004

Synopsis

This book is intended for advanced undergraduate, graduate students and researchers who are interested in Atomic, Molecular and Optical (AMO) Physics. Written as a collection of problems, hints and solutions, the book will provide help in learning about both fundamental and applied aspects of this vast field of knowledge, where rapid and exciting developments are currently taking place. The authors tough upon a broad spectrum of phenomena and techniques and adopt an experimentalist's approach, by avoiding formal calculations whenever possible in favor of "back-of-the-envelope" estimates, symmetry arguments and physical analogies. While complete coverage of all AMO Physics is not attempted, there are chapters on atomic structure, behavior of atoms and molecules in external electromagnetic fields, atomic collisions and experimental techniques. Special attention is given to a discussion of ideas and experimental methods in several "hot areas", a few of these being cold atoms and Bose-Einstein condensates, tests of fundamental symmetries, atomic magnetometers and frequency comb metrology with ultra-short laser pulses.

About this title

About the Author

Dmitry Budker is Associate Professor of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. Derek Kimball is a graduate research assistant in physics at the University of California, Berkeley, USA David DeMille is Associate Professor of Physics at Yale University, New Haven, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198509499
• ISBN 13: 9780198509493
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 456