This very complete monograph, written by renowned experts in the field, is a graduate-level introduction to Bose-Einstein Condensation. Topics covered include the history of BEC, quantum field theory of quantum gases, the Bogoliubov theory, condensate wavefunction and the Gross-Pitaevskii equation, vortices and solitons, the excitation spectrum, phase space methods for bosonic systems, quantum theory of coherence and fluctuations in a BEC, irreversibility, and damping.

Inhalt
History and Basic Theory - The Road to BEC - Issues Arising from Experiments - Quantum Field Theory of Quantum Gases - The Bogoliubov Theory - Condensate Wavefunction and the Gross-Pitaevskii Equation - Vortices and Solitons - The excitation Spectrum - Phase Space Methods for Bosonic Systems - Quantum Theory of Coherence and Fluctuations in a BEC - Quantum Theory of Irrevesibility and Damping - Kinetic Theory of the Bose Gas - Damping and LInewidth of Excitations - The Growth of a BEC - Atom Lasers - Manipulation of Matter Waves - Thermodynamics and the Critical Point - Multicomponent BEC's - Interaction with Light - Transport Properties