Essential quantum optics : from quantum measurements to black holes

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Essential quantum optics : from quantum measurements to black holes

Ulf Leonhardt

Cambridge University Press, 2010

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Covering some of the most exciting trends in quantum optics - quantum entanglement, teleportation, and levitation - this textbook is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The book journeys through the vast field of quantum optics following a single theme: light in media. A wide range of subjects are covered, from the force of the quantum vacuum to astrophysics, from quantum measurements to black holes. Ideas are explained in detail and formulated so that students with little prior knowledge of the subject can follow them. Each chapter ends with several short questions followed by a more detailed homework problem, designed to test the reader and show how the ideas discussed can be applied. Solutions to homework problems are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521869782.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Quantum field theory of light
  • 3. Simple quantum states of light
  • 4. Quasiprobability distributions
  • 5. Simple optical instruments
  • 6. Irreversible processes
  • 7. Entanglement
  • 8. Horizons
  • Appendixes
  • References
  • Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BB01336766
  • ISBN
    • 9780521869782
    • 9780521145053
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 277 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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