Quantum physics
The Theory of Open Quantum Systems - Heinz-Peter Breuer, Francesco Petruccione
Title: The Theory of Open Quantum Systems
Authors: Heinz-Peter Breuer, Francesco Petruccione
Pages: 648 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (August 29, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0198520638
ISBN-13: 978-0198520634
Book Description
The physics of open quantum systems plays a major role in modern experiments and theoretical developments of quantum mechanics. Written for graduate students and readers with research interests in open systems, this [...]
Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Statistics (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics) - Dénes Petz
Title: Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Statistics (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)
Author: Dénes Petz
Pages: 216 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (December 3, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 354074634X
ISBN-13: 978-3540746348
Book Description
This concise and readable book addresses primarily readers with a background in classical statistical physics and introduces quantum mechanical notions [...]
Decoherence and the Quantum-To-Classical Transition (The Frontiers Collection) - Maximilian A. Schlosshauer
Title: Decoherence and the Quantum-To-Classical Transition (The Frontiers Collection)
Author: Maximilian A. Schlosshauer
Pages: 417 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (August 23, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3540357734
ISBN-13: 978-3540357735
Book Description
This detailed but accessible text introduces the concepts of decoherence and explains how this phenomenon is responsible for the emergence, from the realm of quantum mechanics, of the classical world of our [...]
Quantum Tunneling in Complex Systems: The Semiclassical Approach (Springer Tracts in Modern Physics) - Joachim Ankerhold
Title: Quantum Tunneling in Complex Systems: The Semiclassical Approach (Springer Tracts in Modern Physics)
Authors: Joachim Ankerhold
Pages: 212 pages
Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (April 12, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3540680748
ISBN-13: 978-3540680741
Book Description
In the last two decades remarkable progress has been made in understanding and describing tunneling processes in complex [...]
How Is Quantum Field Theory Possible? - Sunny Y Auyang
How Is Quantum Field Theory Possible?
by Sunny Y Auyang (Author)
Product Details
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (July 18, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195093445
ISBN-13: 978-0195093445
Review
“The union of quantum mechanics and special relativity and its importance to the basic structure of the physical world.”–Science and Spirit
Book Description
Quantum field theory (QFT) combines quantum mechanics with Einstein’s special theory [...]
From Micro to Macro Quantum Systems: A Unified Formalism With Superselection Rules And Its Applications
From Micro to Macro Quantum Systems: A Unified Formalism With Superselection Rules And Its Applications
by K. Kong Wan (Author)
Product Details
Hardcover: 708 pages
Publisher: Imperial College Press (March 3, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1860946259
ISBN-13: 978-1860946257
Product Description
Traditional quantum theory has a very rigid structure, making it difficult to accommodate new properties emerging from novel systems. This book presents a [...]
Introduction to the Quantum World of Atoms and Molecules
Introduction to the Quantum World of Atoms and Molecules
by Jens Peder Dahl (Author)
Product Details
Hardcover: 550 pages
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company; Package edition (June 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9810245653
ISBN-13: 978-9810245658
Progress in Quantum Electronics, 2002
“It has all the signs of a good set of lectures…”
Contemporary Physics, 2003
Excellent source book for the library or for the book shelves of [...]
Quantum Physics: Illusion or Reality?
Quantum Physics: Illusion or Reality? (Canto)
by Alastair I. M. Rae (Author)
Product Details
Paperback: 170 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (October 25, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521542669
ISBN-13: 978-0521542661
Review
“…a clear introductory exploration of the theories [offered].” Nature
“Describes the profound mysteries of interpretation and philosophy which still shroud any understanding of the quantum world.” New Scientist
Book Description
The [...]
Exploring the Quantum: Atoms, Cavities, and Photons (Oxford Graduate Texts)
Exploring the Quantum: Atoms, Cavities, and Photons (Oxford Graduate Texts) (Hardcover)
by Serge Haroche (Author), Jean-Michel Raimond (Author)
Product Details
Hardcover: 616 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (September 18, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0198509146
ISBN-13: 978-0198509141
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 1.5 inches
Review
`This is a wonderfully well-informed book. The authors tackle a difficult subject with beautiful clarity, and [...]