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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Main Authors: Haroche, Serge, Raimond, Jean-Michel
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2006
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Edition:1
Series:Oxford Graduate Texts
Subjects:
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Physics
Quantum logic
Quantum theory
information processing
single particles
state superpositions
decoherence
quantum-classical boundary
complementarity
entanglement
counter-intuitive aspects
quantum logic
quantum physics
ISBN:9780191523243, 0191523240, 9780198509141, 0198509146
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Summary: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.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [587]-602) and index
ISBN:9780191523243
0191523240
9780198509141
0198509146
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198509141.001.0001