The present version of the notes is here.
The purpose of this course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to phenomena that lie at the interface between condensed matter and atomic physics.
Compared to the solid state, the relative simplicity of the experimental setting make ultracold gases a great place to become acquainted with many of the ideas and theoretical techniques of condensed matter physics. Thus this course is suitable for those interested in condensed matter, atomic physics, or anyone else interested in learning about "the hottest field in physics".
I am working on a text, also entitled Atomic condensates, to be published by Cambridge University Press. Draft chapters will form the course notes, and will be posted here as the semester progresses.
Two other texts that you may find useful, and can find on the reserve list in the library, are
Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases, C.J. Pethick, H. Smith, 2nd edition
Bose Einstein condensation, Lev. P. Pitaevskii and Sandro Stringari.
Some topics that we'll be covering include
- Introduction to superfluidity and Bose-Einstein condensation
- Superfluidity in strongly interacting fermion systems
- Insulating states in optical lattices
- Low dimensional systems
- Novel magnetic phenomena
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant DMR 0846788
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