Overview

Quantum mechanics is more than 70 years old and forms the basis of our description of phenomena at the atomic level. Still, its internal structure and many aspects of its interpretation have been discussed ever since its conception. It is only during the last 10-15 years that novel experimental techniques have allowed physicists to carry out tests of a type which the quantum theory pioneers only dreamt of — the so-called “Gedanken experiments”.The present book shows how such crucial tests have led to a deeper understanding of basic quantum concepts and processes. This field is now developing rapidly, with important consequences for such diverse applications as measurement technology and quantum-based information transfer and computing.

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Author:   Erkki Juhani Brandas (Uppsala Univ, Sweden) ,  E B Karlsson (Uppsala Univ, Sweden) ,  . Physica Scripta (The Royal Swedish Academy Of Sciences, Sweden)
Publisher:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Volume:   0
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.862kg
ISBN:  

9789810234881

ISBN 10:   9810234880
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   12 February 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Modern studies of basic quantum concepts and phenomena, E.B. Karlsson and E. Brandas; quantum entanglement - criteria and collective tests, A. Peres; a gallery of quantum states -tomography of nonclassical light, J. Mlynek et al; experimental and theoretical progress in interaction-free measurements, P.G. Kwia; entanglement, mesoscopic superpositions and decoherence studies with atoms and photons in a cavity, S. Haroche; quantum coherence with a single Cooper pair, V. Bouchiat et al; mesoscopic physics and the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, Y. Imry; decoherence, chaos, quantum-classical correspondence and the algorithmic arrow of time, W.H. Zurek; quantum entanglement - a fundamental concept finding its applications, A. Zeilinger; quantum communication in a quantum network, J.I. Cirac et al. (Part contents).

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