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The treatment of time in quantum mechanics is still an important and challenging open question in the foundation of the quantum theory. This multi-authored book, written as an introductory guide for newcomers to the subject, as well as a useful source of information for the expert, covers many of the open questions. The book describes the problems, and the attempts and achievements in defining, formalizing and measuring different time quantities in quantum theory.

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Author:   Gonzalo Muga ,  R. Sala Mayato ,  Inigo Egusquiza
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2nd ed. 2008
Volume:   734
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.840kg
ISBN:  

9783540734727

ISBN 10:   3540734724
Pages:   455
Publication Date:   07 December 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Characteristic Times in One-Dimensional Scattering.- The Time–Energy Uncertainty Relation.- Jump Time and Passage Time: The Duration ofs a Quantum Transition.- Bohm Trajectory Approach to Timing Electrons.- Decoherent Histories for Space–Time Domains.- Quantum Traversal Time, Path Integrals and “Superluminal” Tunnelling.- Quantum Clocks and Stopwatches.- The Local Larmor Clock, Partial Densities of States, and Mesoscopic Physics.- “Standard” Quantum–Mechanical Approach to Times of Arrival.- Experimental Issues in Quantum–Mechanical Time Measurement.- Microwave Experiments on Tunneling Time.- The Two-State Vector Formalism: An Updated Review.

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