Ultracold Atomic Physics

A modern introduction to ultracold atomic physics combining fundamental theory with discussion of cold atom phenomena and applications.

Hui Zhai (Author)

9781108498685, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 25 February 2021

310 pages
25.9 x 18.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.72 kg

'… this book is accessible to most readers, especially for experimentalists, for junior researchers including senior undergraduate students, and for readers outside the field of ultracold atomic physics.' A. M. Saperstein, Association of American Publishers

The field of ultracold atomic physics has developed rapidly during the last two decades, and currently encompasses a broad range of topics in physics, with a variety of important applications in topics ranging from quantum computing and simulation to quantum metrology, and can be used to probe fundamental many-body effects such as superconductivity and superfluidity. Beginning with the underlying and including the most cutting-edge experimental developments, this textbook covers essential topics such as Bose-Einstein condensation of alkali atoms, studies of BEC-BCS crossover in degenerate Fermi gas, synthetic gauge fields and Hubbard models, and many-body localization and dynamical gauge fields. Key physical concepts, such as symmetry and universality highlight the connections between different systems, and theory is developed with plain derivations supported by experimental results. This self-contained and modern text will be invaluable for researchers, graduate students and advanced undergraduates studying cold atom physics, from both a theoretical and experimental perspective.

Preface. Part I. Atomic and Few-Body Physics: 1. A Single Atom
2. Two-Body Interaction
Part II. Interacting Bose Gas: 3. Interaction Effects
4. Topology and Symmetry
Part III. Degenerate Fermi Gases: 5. The Fermi Liquid
6. The Fermi Superfluid
Part IV. Optical Lattices: 7. Non-Interacting Bands
8. The Hubbard Model
References.

Subject Areas: Statistical physics [PHS], Quantum physics [quantum mechanics & quantum field theory PHQ], Atomic & molecular physics [PHM], Optical physics [PHJ], Condensed matter physics [liquid state & solid state physics PHFC]