Chapter I Introduction

Vladimir Pascalutsa

The first chapter presents an introduction to the concept of causality and how it applies in quantum mechanics. There is also a brief description of the contents of the other chapters

Stefan Teufel

Koen Groenland

This chapter relies on a bit of quantum physics jargon. See the chapter ‘An introduction to the quantum world’ for a quick introduction.

Лев П. Питаевский, S. Stringari

Abstract This chapter contains an historical introduction to the main experimental and theoretical advances in the field of Bose–Einstein condensation and superuidity. Special emphasis is given on the physics of ultracold dilute atomic gases of both Bose and Fermi statistics. The introduction also provides a concise description of the contents of the other chapters of the book.

Peter Millington