Atom Optics

by Pierre Meystre

Book Overview

Quantum mechanics does away with the distinction between particles and waves, and one of the more interesting implications of the wave/particle duality - the discovery that atoms may be manipulated in ways analogous to the manipulation of light with lenses and mirrors - has formed the basis for the relatively new field of atom optics. Pierre Meystre's Atom Optics is the first book entirely devoted to this exciting area of research. Reference links...

• 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"