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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452301103321

Titolo

Quantum gases [[electronic resource] ] : finite temperature and non-equilibrium dynamics / / editors, Nick Proukakis ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Imperial College Press

Singapore, : Distributed by World Scientific, c2013

ISBN

1-299-46212-X

1-84816-812-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (579 p.)

Collana

Cold Atoms, , 2045-9734 ; ; 1

Altri autori (Persone)

ProukakisNick

Disciplina

530.4/74

539

Soggetti

Cold gases

Quantum theory

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 461-537) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Foreword; Participants of FINESS 2009 (Durham); Contents; Common Symbols/Expressions and their Meanings; Part I. Introductory Material; Editorial Notes; I.A. Quantum Gases: The Background; 1. Quantum Gases: Setting the Scene N.P. Proukakis & K. Burnett; 1.1. Introduction: Background to Quantum Fluids and Gases; 1.2. History of Non-Equilibrium and Finite-Temperature Pure BEC Experiments; 1.2.1. The Search for Idealised Systems: Spin-Polarised Hydrogen; 1.2.2. The Twist to an Unlikely Candidate: The Scene Opens up for Alkali Atoms; 1.2.3. Rival Candidates Gaining Ground?

1.3. Modelling Quantum Degenerate Gases1.3.1. The Success of Phenomenology; 1.3.2. Ab Initio Modelling; 1.3.2.1. The Gross-Pitaevskii Equation; 1.3.2.2. Generalised Kinetic Theories; 1.3.3. Classical-Field and Stochastic Approaches; 1.3.4. Modelling Related Systems; 1.4. Unified Features of Quantum Gases; 1.4.1. Non-Equilibrium BECs and the Thermal Phase Transition; 1.4.2. Thermal and Quantum Fluctuations; 1.4.3. Quantum Phase Transitions and Disorder; 1.4.4. The Superfluid Fraction, its Relation to the Condensate and the Issue of Fragmentation; 1.4.5. Strongly Correlated Physics



1.4.6. Ultracold Fermions1.4.7. Potential Applications; 1.4.8. Other Systems Exhibiting Condensation; Acknowledgements; I.B. Quantum Gases: Experimental Considerations; 2. Ultracold Quantum Gases: Experiments with Many-Body Systems in Controlled Environments P. Kruger; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Condensate Formation and Growth; 2.3. Excitations of Bose-Einstein Condensates; 2.4. Strongly Correlated and Phase-Fluctuating Systems; 2.4.1. Feshbach Resonances; 2.4.2. Optical Lattices; 2.4.3. Low-Dimensional Systems; Acknowledgements

3. Ultracold Quantum Gases: Key Experimental Techniques S.A. Hopkins & S.L. Cornish3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Basic Experimental Techniques; 3.2.1. Overview; 3.2.2. Laser Cooling and Trapping of Atoms; 3.2.3. Magnetic Traps; 3.2.4. Dipole Traps; 3.2.5. Evaporative (and Sympathetic) Cooling; 3.2.6. Feshbach Resonances; 3.2.7. Manipulation and Visualisation; 3.2.8. Cold Molecules; 3.3. High-Level Techniques; 3.3.1. Interferometry; 3.3.2. Optical Lattices; 3.3.3. Rotation, Vortices, and Phase Imprinting; 3.3.4. Microtraps (or 'Atom Chips'); 3.3.5. Matter-Wave Lasers (or 'Atom Lasers')

3.4. New Tools and Topical Areas3.5. Summary and Outlook; Acknowledgements; I.C. Quantum Gases: Background Key Theoretical Notions; 4. Introduction to Theoretical Modelling M.J. Davis, S.A. Gardiner, T.M. Hanna, N. Nygaard, N.P. Proukakis & M.H. Szymanska; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Second Quantisation; 4.3. Effective Interactions; 4.4. Broken Symmetry Versus Number Conservation; 4.5. Fluctuations and Degeneracy in Low Dimensions; 4.6. Periodic Potentials ('Optical Lattices'); 4.7. Fermionic Issues; 4.8. Feshbach Resonances; 4.9. Summary; Acknowledgements

Part II. Ultracold Bosonic Gases: Theoretical Modelling

Sommario/riassunto

The 1995 observation of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute atomic vapours spawned the field of ultracold, degenerate quantum gases. Unprecedented developments in experimental design and precision control have led to quantum gases becoming the preferred playground for designer quantum many-body systems.This self-contained volume provides a broad overview of the principal theoretical techniques applied to non-equilibrium and finite temperature quantum gases. Covering Bose-Einstein condensates, degenerate Fermi gases, and the more recently realised exciton-polariton condensates, it fills a gap



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466004203321

Titolo

Productivity and organizational management / / edited by Carolina Machado, J. Paulo Davim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

3-11-038661-5

3-11-035579-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 pages)

Disciplina

658.5/15

Soggetti

Human capital - Management

Industrial productivity

Industrial management

Personnel management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- About the editors -- List of contributing authors -- 1 The measurement of human capital and its relation to the generation of business value: empirical study / Gutiérrez-Broncano, Santiago / Rubio-Andrés, Mercedes / Zapata Valencia, Juan Carlos -- 2 A case of certified units in a Portuguese university: Interactions of ISO 9000 norms with HRM practices, employee performance and employee satisfaction / Ferreira, Ana Paula / Lopes, Marta -- 3 Management tools for supporting productivity in organizations - empirical evidence from Slovenia / Nedelko, Zlatko / Potocan, Vojko -- 4 Economic and social efficiency: The case for inverting the principle of productivity in public services / Oliveira, Teresa Carla / Holland, Stuart

Sommario/riassunto

Effective work practices and good employee relations are a real necessity of nowadays organizations, as they can help to reduce absenteeism, turnover, organizational costs, conducting to high levels of commitment, effectiveness, performance as well as productivity.



Addressing these questions, this book focuses on the implications of changes in productivity and organizational management, exploring models, tools and processes.