Exploring the quantum : atoms, cavities and photons /
The quantum world obeys logic at odds with our common sense intuition. This weirdness is directly displayed in recent experiments juggling with isolated atoms and photons. They are reviewed in this illustrated book, combining theoretical insight and experimental description.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006
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| Series: | Oxford graduate texts.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Unveiling the quantum
- Strangeness and power of the quantum
- Of spins and springs
- The environment is watching
- Photons in a box
- Seeing light in subtle ways
- Taming Schrödinger's cat
- Atoms in a box
- Entangling matter waves
- Conclusion.
