Overview

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.

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Author:   Serge Haroche (, Collège de France) ,  Jean-Michel Raimond (, Université P. et M. Curie et Institut Universitaire de France)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.60cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.340kg
ISBN:  

9780198509141

ISBN 10:   0198509146
Pages:   616
Publication Date:   10 August 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

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

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'A gem and a must-read for any student of quantum physics, from advanced undergraduate to expert.' Physics Today, August 2007

Author Information

Serge Haroche Professor, Collège de France Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel, départment de physique de l'Ecole normale supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris Professor at Collège de France (Chaire de Physique Quantique) since 2001 Member of the French Academy of Sciences since 1993 Professor at Université Pierre et Marie Curie (1975-2000) and at Ecole Normale Supérieure (1984-2000). Maître de Conférence at Ecole Polytechnique (1975-1984) Professor (part time) at Yale University (1984-1993) Senior Member of Institut Universitaire de France (1991-2000) Fellow of the Americal Physical Society (1990) Prix Ricard of French Physical Society (1983) Michelson Medal of Franklin Insitute (1993) Quantum Electronics Prize of the European Physical Society (2002) Jean-Michel Raimond Professor, Université Pierre et Marie Curie et Institut Universitaire de France Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel, départment de physique de l'Ecole normale supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris Professor at Université Pierre et Marie Curie since 1988 Junior member of Institut Universitaire de France, 1994-1999 Senior member of Institut Universitaire de France, Quantum Optics chair, 2001- Ampère Prize of the French Academy of Sciences with M. Brune, 1998 Chargé de recherches CNRS 1983-1988 Attaché de recherches CNRS 1979-1983

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