ISBN: 9789812817099

Decoherence and Quantum Measurements The quantum measurement problem is one of the most fascinating and challenging topics in physics both theoretically and experimentally. It involves de… Meer...

Decoherence and Quantum Measurements The quantum measurement problem is one of the most fascinating and challenging topics in physics both theoretically and experimentally. It involves deep questions and the use of very sophisticated and elegant techniques. After analyzing the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and of the Copenhagen interpretation, this book reviews the most important approaches to the measurement problem and rigorously reformulates the collapse of the wave function by measurement, as a dephasing process quantitatively characterized by an order parameter (called the decoherence parameter), according to the many-Hilbert-space approach to the problem.The book deals not only with the measurement processes (including imperfect measurements) but also with related interference and mesoscopic phenomena by means of general arguments of solvable models and of numerical simulations. The quantum Zeno effect and the issue of irreversibility are also discussed.Contents:General and Historical SurveyElements of Quantum MechanicsCritical Review of Measurement TheoriesThe Many-Hilbert-Space TheorySolvable Detector ModelsNeutron InterferometryNumerical Simulations of Measurement ProcessesQuantum Zeno EffectQuantum Dephasing by ChaosReadership: Physicists interested in the foundations of quantum theory.Key Features:Many exercises and worked examplesPractical signal-processing exercises in MATLAB, which can be downloaded from a companion website eBooks / Fachbücher / Physik & Astronomie, World Scientific Publishing Company<

ISBN: 9789812817099

The quantum measurement problem is one of the most fascinating and challenging topics in physics both theoretically and experimentally. It involves deep questions and the use of very soph… Meer...

The quantum measurement problem is one of the most fascinating and challenging topics in physics both theoretically and experimentally. It involves deep questions and the use of very sophisticated and elegant techniques. After analyzing the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and of the Copenhagen interpretation, this book reviews the most important approaches to the measurement problem and rigorously reformulates the collapse of the wave function by measurement, as a dephasing process quantitatively characterized by an order parameter (called the decoherence parameter), according to the many-Hilbert-space approach to the problem.The book deals not only with the measurement processes (including imperfect measurements) but also with related interference and mesoscopic phenomena by means of general arguments of solvable models and of numerical simulations. The quantum Zeno effect and the issue of irreversibility are also discussed.Contents:General and Historical SurveyElements of Quantum MechanicsCritical Review of Measurement TheoriesThe Many-Hilbert-Space TheorySolvable Detector ModelsNeutron InterferometryNumerical Simulations of Measurement ProcessesQuantum Zeno EffectQuantum Dephasing by ChaosReadership: Physicists interested in the foundations of quantum theory.Key Features:Many exercises and worked examplesPractical signal-processing exercises in MATLAB, which can be downloaded from a companion website Decoherence and Quantum Measurements eBook eBooks>Fachbücher>Physik & Astronomie, World Scientific Publishing Company<

ISBN: 9789812817099

The quantum measurement problem is one of the most fascinating and challenging topics in physics both theoretically and experimentally. It involves deep questions and the use of very soph… Meer...

The quantum measurement problem is one of the most fascinating and challenging topics in physics both theoretically and experimentally. It involves deep questions and the use of very sophisticated and elegant techniques. After analyzing the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and of the Copenhagen interpretation, this book reviews the most important approaches to the measurement problem and rigorously reformulates the “collapse of the wave function” by measurement, as a dephasing process quantitatively characterized by an order parameter (called the decoherence parameter), according to the many-Hilbert-space approach to the problem.The book deals not only with the measurement processes (including imperfect measurements) but also with related interference and mesoscopic phenomena — by means of general arguments — of solvable models and of numerical simulations. The quantum Zeno effect and the issue of irreversibility are also discussed.Contents:General and Historical SurveyElements of Quantum MechanicsCritical Review of Measurement TheoriesThe Many-Hilbert-Space TheorySolvable Detector ModelsNeutron InterferometryNumerical Simulations of Measurement ProcessesQuantum Zeno EffectQuantum Dephasing by ChaosReadership: Physicists interested in the foundations of quantum theory.Key Features:Many exercises and worked examplesPractical signal-processing exercises in MATLAB, which can be downloaded from a companion website; ; Scientific, Technical and Medical > Physics > Quantum physics; GBP<

ISBN: 9789812817099

The quantum measurement problem is one of the most fascinating and challenging topics in physics both theoretically and experimentally. It involves deep questions and the use of very soph… Meer...

The quantum measurement problem is one of the most fascinating and challenging topics in physics both theoretically and experimentally. It involves deep questions and the use of very sophisticated and elegant techniques. After analyzing the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics and of the Copenhagen interpretation, this book reviews the most important approaches to the measurement problem and rigorously reformulates the "collapse of the wave function" by measurement, as a dephasing process quantitatively characterized by an order parameter (called the decoherence parameter), according to the many-Hilbert-space approach to the problem.The book deals not only with the measurement processes (including imperfect measurements) but also with related interference and mesoscopic phenomena — by means of general arguments — of solvable models and of numerical simulations. The quantum Zeno effect and the issue of irreversibility are also discussed. World Scientific Science General 9789810230777, 9789810230777 DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Biological Sciences, World Scientific Publishing Company<

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