Testing quantum mechanics on new ground

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Testing quantum mechanics on new ground

Partha Ghose

Cambridge University Press, 1999

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-199) and indexes

Transferred to digital printing 2000

Height of transferred edition is 24 cm

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Technological advances have made it possible to perform experiments, once considered to be purely gedanken, which test the counterintuitive and bizarre consequences of quantum theory. This book provides simple accounts of these experiments and an understanding of what they aim to prove and why this is important. After introducing the main theoretical concepts and problems with the foundations of quantum mechanics, early chapters discuss experiments in the areas of wave-particle duality, cavity quantum electrodynamics and quantum non-demolition measurement. The text then examines investigation of certain predictions including the Aharanov-Bohm effect, before tackling the problem of macroscopic quantum coherence. Later chapters consider methods of testing the quantum Zeno paradox, collapse, macroscopic quantum jumps, tunnelling times and Einstein-Bell non-locality. Introductions to the theory behind types of measuring devices such as micromasers and those based on the concept of quantum non-demolition are also given. Detailed references are included.

目次

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Wave-particle duality
  • 2. Cavity quantum electrodynamics
  • 3. Quantum nondemolition measurements
  • 4. Topological phases
  • 5. Macroscopic quantum coherence
  • 6. The quantum Zeno paradox
  • 7. Testing collapse
  • 8. Macroscopic quantum jumps
  • 9. Nonlocality
  • 10. Tunneling times
  • References
  • Indexes.

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詳細情報
  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA41662291
  • ISBN
    • 0521554632
  • LCCN
    98038620
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    New York
  • ページ数/冊数
    xiv, 208 p.
  • 大きさ
    26 cm
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