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Quantum Measurement of Gravity for Geodesists and Geophysicists

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Authors:
  1. Fernando Sansò

    1. Milan, Italy

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  2. Federica Migliaccio

    1. Milan, Italy

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  • P?rovides geodesists and geophysicists with a background to go from classical mechanics and electromagnetism to the quantum measurement of gravity
  • Presents a scientific background for future researches in geodesy and geophysics
  • Contains applications of the quantum theory

Part of the book series: Springer Geophysics (SPRINGERGEOPHYS)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Recalls of Classical Mechanics

    • Fernando Sansò, Federica Migliaccio
    Pages 1-14

  3. Recalls of the Classical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field

    • Fernando Sansò, Federica Migliaccio
    Pages 15-39

  4. The Crisis of Classical Physics and the Dawn of Quantum Physics

    • Fernando Sansò, Federica Migliaccio
    Pages 41-57

  5. The Principles of Quantum Mechanics

    • Fernando Sansò, Federica Migliaccio
    Pages 59-83

  6. First Applications of Quantum Theory

    • Fernando Sansò, Federica Migliaccio
    Pages 85-104

  7. The Quantum Measurement of Gravity

    • Fernando Sansò, Federica Migliaccio
    Pages 105-133
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About this book

During the last thirty years a great advancement in low energy physics, particularly interactions of atoms with the electromagnetic field, has been achieved and the development of electronics and laser techniques has allowed to implement a fine manipulation of atoms with photons. A wealth of important applications has sprung out from the ability of manipulating large samples of cold atoms. Among them, the improvement of atomic clocks and the creation of atomic gyroscopes and of atomic gravity meters, which is obviously of great interest for geodesists and geophysicists, particularly for potential applications in satellite geodesy.


This book explains the fundamental concepts necessary to understand atom manipulation by photons, including the principles of quantum mechanics. It is conceived as a road that leads the reader from classical physics (mechanics and electromagnetism, considered as a common scientific background of geodesists and geophysicists), tothe basics of quantum mechanics in order to understand the dynamics of atoms falling in the gravity field, while interacting with suitably resonant laser beams. There are different types of measurements of gravity based on the manipulation of ultra-cold atoms; the book presents the principles of the instruments based on stimulated Raman transition, which can be easily worked out analytically. However, the concepts explained in the text can provide a good starting point to understand also the applications based on the so-called Block oscillations or on the Bose–Einstein condensation. 


Authors and Affiliations

  • Milan, Italy

    Fernando Sansò, Federica Migliaccio

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Quantum Measurement of Gravity for Geodesists and Geophysicists

  • Authors: Fernando Sansò, Federica Migliaccio

  • Series Title: Springer Geophysics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42838-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-42837-2Published: 10 March 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-42840-2Published: 10 March 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-42838-9Published: 09 March 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2364-9119

  • Series E-ISSN: 2364-9127

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 133

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Geophysics/Geodesy, Quantum Physics, Magnetism, Magnetic Materials

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