This textbook by C.J. Foot is intended to accompany an advanced undergraduate course in atomic physics. It covers fundamental concepts and recent developments, including applications such as Bose-Einstein condensation and quantum computing with trapped ions. The emphasis is strongly on both the theoretical and the experimental aspects of atomic physics.
Description
The book is primarily intended to accompany an advanced course in atomic physics. The early chapters also provide an accessible introduction to the basic atomic physics for students taking the subject for the first time. It highlights the experimental foundations and covers advanced applications such as matter-wave interferometry and quantum computing with trapped ions.
Product specifications
- Author: C.J. Foot (Department of Physics, University of Oxford)
- Series: Oxford Master Series in Physics volume 7
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication date: 2004-11-25
- Number of pages: 344
- ISBN: 9780198506966
- Theme: Low temperature physics
- BISAC: SCIENCE / Physics / General
About the author
C.J. Foot was a Junior Research Fellow at Jesus College (Oxford) and held prestigious fellowships, including the Royal Society University Research Fellowship. Since 1991 he has been a university lecturer and in 2002 was appointed professor of physics. He received the National Physical Laboratory Metrology Award in 1990.