Quantum mechanics does away with the distinction between particles and waves, and one of the more interesting implications of the wave/particle duality - the discovery that atoms may be manipulated in ways analogous to the manipulation of light with lenses and mirrors - has formed the basis for the relatively new field of atom optics. Pierre Meystre''s Atom Optics is the first book entirely devoted to this exciting area of research. Reference links to the leading journals in the field, links to research sites, graphics, and updates can be found online.

I. GENERAL CONCEPTS 1. Light forces on atoms 2. Atomic cooling II. LINEAR ATOM OPTICS 3. Atomic beam collimation and focusing 4. Atomic diffraction 5. Atomic traps and activities III. NONLINEAR ATOM OPTICS 6. Collisions 7. Simple applications IV. QUANTUM ATOM OPTICS 8. Review of manybody theory 9. Matter-wave coherence 10. Bose-Einstein condensation 11. Atom lasers 12. Nonlinear wave mixing 13. Mixing of optical and matter waves