Exploring the Quantum Atoms, Cavities, and Photons
The counter-intuitive aspects of quantum physics have been illustrated for some time 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...
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| Format: | E-Book Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2006
Oxford University Press, Incorporated |
| Ausgabe: | 1 |
| Schriftenreihe: | Oxford Graduate Texts |
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| ISBN: | 9780191523243, 0191523240, 9780198509141, 0198509146 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The counter-intuitive aspects of quantum physics have been illustrated for some time 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 that 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, provides 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. |
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| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [587]-602) and index |
| ISBN: | 9780191523243 0191523240 9780198509141 0198509146 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198509141.001.0001 |