Atom Optics

by Pierre Meystre

Book Overview

The is is the first book on the market on the rapidly developing topic of atom optics, i.e., the manipulation of atoms by light. This research has led to atom cooling and trapping (for which the 1998 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded), Bose-Einstein condensation, and holds great promise for revolutionary developments in the field of lasers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441929304
• ISBN13: 9781441929303
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"