The Theory of Atom Lasers
Date
2000
Authors
Ballagh, Robert
Savage, Craig
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World Scientific Publishing Company
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We review the current theory of atom lasers. A tutorial treatment of second quantisation and the Gross-Pitaevskii equation is presented, and basic concepts of coherence are outlined. The generic types of atom laser models are surveyed and illustrated by specific examples. We conclude with detailed treatments of the mechanisms of gain and output coupling.
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Keywords: atomic particle; calculation; conference paper; device; evaporation; laser; mathematical model; molecular interaction; quantum mechanics; quantum theory; simulation; temperature
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Bose-Einstein Condensation: Atomic Physics to Quantum Liquids