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Atomic physics
An exploration through problems and solutions
Second Edition
Dmitry Budker, Derek Kimball, and David DeMille
544 pages
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120 line drawings
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246x171mm
978-0-19-953242-1
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Hardback
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24 July 2008
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- Provides an overview of the fast-growing field of atomic physics.
- Enables readers to get a quick introduction to many important topics in atomic physics.
- Serves as a gateway to advanced literature on cutting edge research topics.
- Considers unique and interesting problems in atomic physics in a creative way.
- Helps students develop a deep intuition about how atoms behave by probing interesting details.
- Second edition contains over 10 new problems, and includes important updates, revisions, and corrections.
This book provides a bridge between the basic principles of physics learned as an undergraduate and the skills and knowledge required for advanced study and research in the exciting field of atomic physics. The text is organized in a unique and versatile format --- as a collection of problems, hints, detailed solutions, and in-depth tutorials. This enables the reader to open the book at any page and get a solid introduction to subjects on the cutting edge of atomic physics, such as frequency comb metrology, tests of fundamental symmetries with atoms, atomic magnetometers, atom trapping and cooling, and
Bose-Einstein condensates. The text also includes problems and tutorials on important basics that every practicing atomic physicist should know, but approached from the perspective of experimentalists: formal calculations are avoided where possible in favor of 'back-of-the-envelope' estimates, symmetry arguments, and physical analogies. The 2nd edition contains over 10 new problems, and includes important updates, revisions, and corrections of several problems of the 1st edition.Readership: Advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers working in physics and chemistry who are interested in atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physics.
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Dmitry Budker, Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Derek Kimball, Department of Physics, California State University, and David DeMille, Department of Physics, Yale University
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"'A remarkable book, indeed, greatly exceeding our expectations. [...] The authors are truly taken by the logic, beauty, and harmonious diversity of atomic-physics phenomena and are offering to share their knowledge and insights with the reader.' From Preface to the Russian edition, by V.S. Zapaskii (translator) and E.B. Alexandrov (editor)"
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1: Atomic Structure
2: Atoms in External Fields
3: Interaction of Atoms with Light
4: Interaction of Light with Atoms in External Fields
5: Atomic Collisions
6: Cold Atoms
7: Molecules
8: Experimental Methods
9: Miscellaneous Topics
A: Units, conversion factors, and typical values
B: Reference data for hydrogen and alkali atoms
C: Spectroscopic notation for atoms and diatomic molecules
D: Description of polarization states of light
E: Euler angles and rotation matrices
F: The Wigner-Eckart theorem and irreducible tensors
G: The density matrix
H: Elements of the Feynman diagram technique
Appendix I: The 3-J and 6-J symbols
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