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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:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2008
Volume:   734
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.718kg
ISBN:  

9783642092565

ISBN 10:   364209256
Pages:   455
Publication Date:   11 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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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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