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1 online resource (xviii, 478 pages) : illustrations |
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The field of atom interferometry has expanded rapidly in recent years, and todays research laboratories are using atom interferometers both as inertial sensors and for precision measurements. Many researchers also use atom interferometry as a means of researching fundamental questions in quantum mechanics. Atom Interferometry contains contributions from theoretical and experimental physicists at the forefront of this rapidly developing field. Editor Paul R. Berman includes an excellent balance of background material and recent experimental results, providing a general overview of atom interferometry and demonstrating the promise that it holds for the future. Key Features * Includes contributions from many of the research groups that have pioneered this emerging field * Discusses and demonstrates new aspects of the wave nature of atoms * Explains the many important applications of atom interferometry, from a measurement of the gravitational constant to atom lithography * Examines applications of atom interferometry to fundamentally important quantum mechanics problems. |
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J. Schmiedmayer, M.S. Chapman, C.R. Ekstrom, T.D. Hammond, D.A. Kokorowski, A. Lenef, R.A. Rubenstein, E.T. Smith, and D.E. Pritchard, Optics and Interferometry with Atoms and Molecules. H. Batelaan, S. Bernet, M.K. Oberthaler, E.M. Rasel, J. Schmiedmayer, and A. Zeilinger, Classical and Quantum Atom Fringes. J.F. Clauser and S. Li, Generalized Talbot-Lau Atom Interferometry. F. Shimizu, Interferometry with Metastable Rare Gas Atoms. C. Kurtsiefer, R.J.C. Spreeuw, M. Drewsen, M. Wilkens, and J. Mlynek, Classical and Nonclassical Atom Optics. H.-J. Briegel, B.-G. Englert, M.O. Scully, and H. Walther, Atom Interferometry and the Quantum Theory of Measurement. C.J. Borde, Matter-Wave Interferometers: A Synthetic Approach. U. Sterr, K. Sengstock, W. Ertmer, F. Riehle, and J. Helmcke, Atom Interferometry Based on Separated Light Fields. B. Young, M. Kasevich, and S. Chu, Precision Atom Interferometry with Light Pulses. B. Dubetsky and P.R. Berman, Atom Interference Using Microfabricated Structures. Subject Index. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-468) and index. |
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Print version record. |
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Interferometry.
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Interferometers.
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Atoms -- Optical properties.
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Interferometry |
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Interférométrie.
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Interféromètres.
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Atomes -- Propriétés optiques.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Nuclear.
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SCIENCE -- Physics -- Atomic & Molecular.
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Interferometers
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Interferometry
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INTERFERÔMETROS.
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Berman, Paul R., 1945-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Atom interferometry. San Diego : Academic Press, ©1997 0120924609 9780120924608 (DLC) 96009899 (OCoLC)35055518 |
| ISBN |
9780080527680 (electronic bk.) |
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008052768X (electronic bk.) |
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1281036986 |
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9781281036988 |
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9780120924608 |
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0120924609 |
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AU@ 000048130761 |
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CDX 6484959 |
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DEBBG BV039831919 |
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DEBBG BV042311003 |
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DEBSZ 367774070 |
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NZ1 12432294 |
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NZ1 15193743 |
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