Attosecond and strong field physics : principles and applications This book provides an intuitive approach to this emerging field utilising simplified models to develop a clear understanding of how matter interacts with attosecond pulses of light Elements of atoms molecules and wave propagation Basic formulation of interactions between an intense laser pulse and atoms Strong field ionization and low energy electron spectra of atoms and molecules Rescattering and laser induced electron diffraction Fundamentals of high order harmonic generation Applications of high order harmonics: HHG spectroscopy and optimization of harmonics Generation and characterization of attosecond pulses Probing electron dynamics with isolated attosecond pulses