Buch, Englisch, 616 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 1227 g
Reihe: Oxford Graduate Texts
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Buch, Englisch, 616 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 1227 g
Reihe: Oxford Graduate Texts
ISBN: 978-0-19-850914-1
Verlag: ACADEMIC
The counter-intuitive aspects of quantum physics have been for long illustrated by thought experiments, from Einstein's photon box to Schrödinger's cat. These experiments have now become real, with single particles - electrons, atoms or photons - directly unveiling the weird features of the quantum. State superpositions, entanglement and complementarity define a novel quantum logic which can be harnessed for information processing, raising great hopes for applications. This book describes a class of such thought experiments made real. Juggling with atoms and photons confined in cavities, ions or cold atoms in traps, is here an incentive to shed a new light on the basic concepts of quantum physics. Measurement processes and decoherence at the quantum-classical boundary are highlighted. This volume, which combines theory and experiments, will be of interest to students in quantum physics, teachers seeking illustrations for their lectures and new problem sets, researchers in quantum optics and quantum information.
Zielgruppe
Students and professionals in physics, quantum information physics and quantum mechanics
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
Weitere Infos & Material
1: Unveiling the quantum
2: Strangeness and power of the quantum
3: Of spins and springs
4: The environment is watching
5: Photons in a box
6: Seeing light in subtle ways
7: Taming Schrödinger's cats
8: Atoms in a box
9: Entangling matter waves
Appendix: Representation of quantum states in phase space
