Quantized detector networks : the theory of observation
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Quantized detector networks : the theory of observation
（Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics）
Cambridge University Press, 2023
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"First published 2017. Reissued as OA 2023"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [357]-364) and index
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Description
Scientists have been debating the meaning of quantum mechanics for more than a century. This book for graduate students and researchers gets to the root of the problem: how the contextual nature of empirical truth and the laws of observation impact on our understanding of quantum physics. Bridging the gap between non-relativistic quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, this novel approach to quantum mechanics extends the standard formalism to cover the observer and their apparatus. The author demystifies some of the aspects of quantum mechanics that have traditionally been regarded as extraordinary, such as wave-particle duality and quantum superposition, emphasizing the scientific principles rather than the mathematical modelling. Including key experiments and worked examples throughout, the author encourages the reader to focus on empirically sound concepts and avoid metaphysical speculation. Originally released in 2017, this title has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acronyms
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Questions and answers
- 3. Classical bits
- 4. Quantum bits
- 5. Classical and quantum registers
- 6. Classical register mechanics
- 7. Quantum register dynamics
- 8. Partial observations
- 9. Mixed states and POVMs
- 10. Double-slit experiments
- 11. Modules
- 12. Computerization and computer algebra
- 13. Interferometers
- 14. Quantum eraser experiments
- 15. Particle decays
- 16. Non-locality
- 17. Bell inequalities
- 18. Change and persistence
- 19. Temporal correlations
- 20. The Franson experiment
- 21. Self-intervening networks
- 22. Separability and entanglement
- 23. Causal sets
- 24. Oscillators
- 25. Dynamical theory of observation
- 26. Conclusions
- Appendix
- Index.
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