Author: D.N. Klyshko
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: optics, nonlinear, photons
Number of Pages: 438
Published: 1988-01-01
List price: $149.95
ISBN-10: 2881246699
ISBN-13: 9782881246692

This book provides an introduction to quantum optics for experimental physicists and for college students who have studied quantum mechanics. Its distinguishing feature is its emphasis on multimode fields with correlating different-frequency modes, notably on their phenomenological description and on the practical methods of generating them. The phenomena described in this book provide an opportunity to study nonrelativistic quantum electrodynamics and to master many important concepts of theoretical physics.

Author: Stephen E. Palmer
Publisher: The MIT Press
Keywords: phenomenology, photons, science, vision
Number of Pages: 832
Published: 1999-05-07
List price: $84.00
ISBN-10: 0262161834
ISBN-13: 9780262161831

"This is a monumental work, covering a wide range of topics, both classical findings and recent approaches on the frontiers of research." -- Anne Treisman, Princeton University This book revolutionizes how vision can be taught to undergraduate and graduate students in cognitive science, psychology, and optometry. It is the first comprehensive textbook on vision to reflect the integrated computational approach of modern research scientists. This new interdisciplinary approach, called "vision science," integrates psychological, computational, and neuroscientific perspectives. The bo

Authors:Eric Akkermans, Gilles Montambaux,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: photons, electrons, physics, mesoscopic
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 2007-05-28
List price: $126.00
ISBN-10: 0521855128
ISBN-13: 9780521855129

Quantum mesoscopic physics covers a whole class in interference effects related to the propagation of waves in complex and random media. These effects are ubiquitous in physics, from the behavior of electrons in metals and semiconductors to the propagation of electromagnetic waves in suspensions such as colloids, and quantum systems like cold atomic gases. A solid introduction to quantum mesoscopic physics, this book is a modern account of the problem of coherent wave propagation in random media. It provides a unified account of the basic theoretical tools and methods, highlighting the common

Author: Malcolm S. Longair
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: photons, detection, particles, volume, astrophysics, energy
Number of Pages: 440
Published: 1992-03-27
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 0521387736
ISBN-13: 9780521387736

High energy astrophysics is one of the most exciting areas of contemporary astronomy, covering the most energetic phenomena in the universe. The highly acclaimed first edition of Professor Longair’s book immediately established itself as an essential textbook on high energy astrophysics. In this complete revision, the subject matter has expanded to the point where two volumes are desirable. In the first, a thorough treatment is given of the physical processes that govern the behavior of particles in astrophysical environments such as interstellar gas, neutron stars, and black holes. Spec

Authors:Fedir T. Vasko, Oleg E. Raichev,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: photons, phonons, electrons, applications, kinetic, theory, quantum
Number of Pages: 784
Published: 2005-08-16
List price: $189.00
ISBN-10: 0387260285
ISBN-13: 9780387260280

This lecture-style monograph is addressed to several categories of readers. First, it will be useful for graduate students studying theory. Second, the topics covered should be interesting for postgraduate students of various specializations. Third, the researchers who want to understand the background of modern theoretical issues in more detail can find a number of useful results here. The phenomena covered involve kinetics of electron, phonon, and photon systems in solids. The dynamical properties and interactions of electrons, phonons, and photons are briefly described in Chapter 1. Further

Authors:Serge Haroche, Jean-Michel Raimond,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: oxford, graduate, texts, photons, cavities, quantum, atoms, exploring
Number of Pages: 616
Published: 2006-10-12
List price: $80.00
ISBN-10: 0198509146
ISBN-13: 9780198509141

The counter-intuitive aspects of quantum physics have been for long illustrated by thought experiments, from Einstein’s photon box to Schródinger’s cat. These experiments have now become real, with single particles--electrons, atoms or photons--directly unveiling the weird features of the quantum. State superpositions, entanglement and complementarity define a novel quantum logic which can be harnessed for information processing, raising great hopes for applications. This book describes a class of such thought experiments made real. Juggling with atoms and photons confined in cav

Authors:Committee on AMO2010, National Research Council,
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: molecules, photons, physics, atoms, science, quantum, world, controlling
Number of Pages: 244
Published: 2007-05-23
List price: $54.00
ISBN-10: 0309102707
ISBN-13: 9780309102704

As part of the Physics 2010 decadal survey project, the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation requested that the National Research Council assess the opportunities, over roughly the next decade, in atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) science and technology. In particular, the National Research Council was asked to cover the state of AMO science, emphasizing recent accomplishments and identifying new and compelling scientific questions. "Controlling the Quantum World", discusses both the roles and challenges for AMO science in instrumentation; scientific research near absolu