The Quantum Divide

Why Schrödinger's Cat is Either Dead or Alive

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

AvChristopher C. Gerry,Kimberley M. Bruno,City University of New York) Gerry, Christopher C. (Department of Physics, Lehman College,New York) Bruno, Kimberley M. (Vice Principal, Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design, Brooklyn

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Using a selection of key experiments performed over the past 30 years or so, we present a discussion of the strikingly counter-intuitive phenomena of the quantum world that defy explanation in terms of everyday "common sense" reasoning, and we provide the corresponding quantum mechanical explanations with a very elementary use of associated formalism. Most, but certainly not all, of the experiments we describe are optical experiments involving a very small number of photons (particles of light). We begin with experiments on the wave-particle duality of electrons, proceed to experiments on the particle nature of light and single photon interference, delayed choice experiments and interaction-free detection, then go on to experiments involving the interference of two photons, quantum entanglement and Bell's Theorem, quantum teleportation, large-scale quantum effects and the divide between the classical and quantum worlds, addressing the question as to whether or not there is such a divide.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-03-03
Mått137 x 213 x 13 mm
Vikt272 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor197
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780198754077

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Christopher Gerry is Professor of Physics at Lehman College, The City University of New York, where his areas of research include theoretical quantum optics, quantum information theory, quantum metrology and sensing, and group theoretical methods in quantum optics and quantum theory in general. Kimberley Bruno is Vice Principal of Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design, Brooklyn, New York.

1. Physics Fundamentalism ; 2. The Duality of Particles and Waves: The Split Personality of Electrons ; 3. The Duality of Particles and Waves: Photons ; 4. More Fun With Photons: Photon Splitting and its Uses ; 5. Entanglement and Non-Locality: Spooky Actions at a Distance ; 6. Quantum Information, Quantum Cryptography, and Quantum Teleportation ; 7. Schrodinger's Cat and Leggett's SQUID: Quantum Effects on a Large Scale? ; 8. Quantum Philosophy ; Appendix A: A Quantum Mechanics Timeline ; Appendix B: Quantum Mechanics Experiments for Undergraduates

... the agreeable style and exceptional clarity of the writing makes this book a great pleasure to read ... the value of the book is above all in its comprehensible accounts of some very important and subtle experimental work, accompanied by excellent diagrammatic illustrations of the relevant apparatus. I have not encountered a better exposition of these, and can heartily recommend the book on this basis.

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