Bose-Einstein condensation in atomic gases

Abstract

The book edited by M.Inguscio, S.Stringari and C.E.Wieman contains the proceedings of the International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi” (Course CXL) which took place at Varenna on Lake Como, 7–17 July 1998. The problem of discussion – phenomenon of Bose-Einstein Condensation (BEC) in atomic gases – incorporated both the experiments related to BEC and theoretical considerations.