Physics 550A, Fall 2008
Atomic Physics
Atomic Physics
Instructor: Boris Blinov
Email: blinov@u.
Office: B436
Office Hours: TBA
Telephone: (206) 221-3780
Basic stuff:
1. Class meets MW 1:30 - 2:50 pm in B109.
2. There's no required textbook, but C.J. Foot "Atomic Physics" (Oxford University Press 2005 ISBN 0-19-850696-1) will do you good.
3. Material to be covered:
hydrogen atom
alkalis
helium
alkali earths
hyprfine structure and isotope shift
interaction of atoms and light (semiclassical)
laser cooling of atoms
neutral atom trapping
BEC, atom optics
ion traps
quantum computing
additional quantum optics topics
Announcements - homework, etc.
October 22 2008, 3:10 PM
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The 5th homework: 7.5, 7.9 and 7.12
October 22 2008, 3:09 PM
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#4: 6.8, 6.10, 7.4 and the one on the sheet of paper I gave you.
October 13 2008, 10:06 AM
more homework...
3rd homework: 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 5.2, 5.3, 6.2 and 6.8 from Foot!!!
September 24 2008, 2:56 PM
Homework #1
Number 2 homework is: 2.13, 4.3, 4.7, 4.8 and 4.9 from Foot.
For the first homework, please do problems 2.4, 2.7 and 2.10 form Foot.