Research Catalog

Title

The quantum beat : principles and applications of atomic clocks / Fouad G. Major.

Author

Major, F. G. (Fouad G.)

Publication

New York ; Berlin : Springer, 2007.

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Details

Description

xi, 479 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

"This work attempts to convey a broad understanding of the physical principles underlying the workings of these quantum-based atomic clocks, with introductory chapters placing them in context with the early development of mechanical clocks. and the introduction of electronic time-keeping as embodied in the quartz-con-trolled clocks. While the book makes no pretense at being a history of atomic clocks, it nevertheless takes a historical perspective in its treatment of the subject." "Intended for nonspecialists with some knowledge of physics or engineering, The Quantum Beat covers a wide range of salient topics relevant to atomic clocks, treated in a broad intuitive manner with a minimum of mathematical formalism." "As with the first edition, the book is intended for students and non-specialists; hence the material is not rigidly formal, is mostly self-contained, and presented in a broad intuitive manner with a minimum of mathematical formalism."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Atomic clocks

Note

• The earlier edition has the subtitle "the physical principles of atomic clocks."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [461]-470) and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. Celestial and mechanical clocks -- Ch. 2. Oscillations and fourier analysis -- Ch. 3. Oscillators -- Ch. 4. Quartz clocks -- Ch. 5. The language of electrons, atoms, and quanta -- Ch. 6. Magnetic resonance -- Ch. 7. Corrections to observed atomic resonance -- Ch. 8. The Rubidium clock -- Ch. 9. The classical cesium standard -- Ch. 10. Atomic and molecular oscillators : masers -- Ch. 11. The hydrogen maser -- Ch. 12. The confinement of particles in fields -- Ch. 13. Isolated ion clock : a new approach -- Ch. 14. Optical frequency oscillators : lasers -- Ch. 15. Laser systems -- Ch. 16. Laser cooling of atoms and ions -- Ch. 17. Application of lasers to microwave standards -- Ch. 18. Optical standards and measurement -- Ch. 19. Applications : time-based navigation -- Ch. 20. Atomic clocks and fundamental physics.

ISBN

• 9780387695334 (hd.bd.)
• 0387695338 (hd.bd.)

OCLC

• ocn124038206
• 124038206
• SCSB-5359169

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries