The Quantum World
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The Quantum World

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The Quantum World

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About This Book

Quantum physics has, on the one hand, drastically changed our theoretical description of the physical world and has, on the other hand, revolutionized everyday life, by allowing us to build lasers, atomic clocks used in GPS, and semiconductor-based devices such as laptop computers and smartphones. The object of this book is to give a self-contained introduction to both aspects. It contains a detailed account of the foundational principles: superposition, entanglement, quantum non-locality, decoherence and measurement theory, and of some selected applications: quantum cryptography and quantum computers, cold atoms, light emitting and laser diodes, and atomic clocks. The book is aimed at a general audience and the only prerequisite is a high-school background in mathematics.

Contents:

  • An Inconvenient Principle
  • Secure Communications
  • Einstein, Bohr, and Bell
  • Atoms, Light, and Lasers
  • Cold Atoms
  • The Kingdom of Semiconductors
  • Relativistic Quantum Physics
  • Towards a Quantum Computer?
  • The Environment is Watching
  • Interpretations


Readership: Students and the general public interested in the foundational principles, practical applications and the newest discoveries in quantum physics.

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Publisher
WSPC
Year
2013
ISBN
9789814522441
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Science General
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Preface
  6. Foreword
  7. Contents
  8. 1 An Inconvenient Principle
  9. 2 Secure Communications
  10. 3 Einstein, Bohr, and Bell
  11. 4 Atoms, Light, and Lasers
  12. 5 Cold Atoms
  13. 6 The Kingdom of Semiconductors
  14. 7 Relativistic Quantum Physics
  15. 8 Towards a Quantum Computer?
  16. 9 The Environment is Watching
  17. 10 Interpretations
  18. 11 Appendices
  19. References
  20. Index