Overview
- Covers the important developments in a special aspect of Bose-Einstein condensation, i.e. nonlinear phenomena in condensates
- Offers detailed insight gained from the authors' long experience
- Integrates the physics of quantum gases, solid state physics, optics and nonlinear physics
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics (SSAOPP, volume 45)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Basic Mean-Field Theory for Bose-Einstein Condensates
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Bright Solitons in Bose-Einstein Condensates
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Dark Solitons in Bose-Einstein Condensates
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Nonlinear Localization of BECs in Optical Lattices
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Multi-Dimensional Solitons in Bose-Einstein Condensates
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Vortices in Bose-Einstein Condensates
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Multi-Component Bose-Einstein Condensates
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Manipulations of Coherent Matter-Waves
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Beyond Gross-Pitaevskii Mean Field Theory
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Asymptotic Reductions of the Gross-Pitaevskii Equation
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Panayotis G. Kevrekidis received a B.S. in Physics from University of Athens, an M.S., M.Phil and Ph.D in Physics from Rutgers University. After a post-doctoral year between Princeton University and Los Alamos National Lab, he joined the department of Mathematics and Statistics of UMass, Amherst where he is currently an Associate Professor. He has published more than 150 research papers and has received a CAREER award in Applied Mathematics from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Dimitri J. Frantzeskakis received a Diploma from University of Patras and a PhD Degree from National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), both in Electrical Engineering. After a postdoctoral year at NTUA, he joined the Department of Physics of University of Athens, where he is currently an Associate Professor. His research interests are focused on the dynamics of nonlinear waves and solitons with applications to various physical problems. He has published some 100 research papers.
Ricardo Carretero-González received a summa-cum-laude B.S. in Physics from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, a MPhil/PhD from Queen Mary, University of London. After a couple of postdocs at University College London and Simon Fraser University, he joined the department of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University where he is currently Associate Professor and co-director of the Nonlinear Dynamical Systems group. He has published some 50 research papers.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Emergent Nonlinear Phenomena in Bose-Einstein Condensates
Book Subtitle: Theory and Experiment
Editors: Panayotis G. Kevrekidis, Dimitri J. Frantzeskakis, Ricardo Carretero-González
Series Title: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73591-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-73590-8Published: 30 November 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09272-5Published: 25 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-73591-5Published: 29 December 2007
Series ISSN: 1615-5653
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6791
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 405
Topics: Quantum Gases and Condensates, Fluid- and Aerodynamics, Thermodynamics