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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254601503321

Autore

Ringbauer Martin

Titolo

Exploring Quantum Foundations with Single Photons / / by Martin Ringbauer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-64988-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 pages)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

530.12

Soggetti

Quantum theory

Physics

Quantum computers

Spintronics

Philosophy of nature

Quantum Physics

History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics

Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics

Philosophy of Nature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Doctoral Thesis accepted by The University of Queensland, Australia."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Quantum Information Basics -- Quantum Tomography -- Introduction to Quantum Foundations -- On the Reality of the Wavefunction -- Causality in a Quantum World -- Pushing Joint-Measurement Uncertainty to the Limit.

Sommario/riassunto

This thesis uses high-precision single-photon experiments to shed new light on the role of reality, causality, and uncertainty in quantum mechanics. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the current understanding of quantum foundations and details three influential experiments that significantly advance our understanding of three core aspects of this problem. The first experiment demonstrates that the quantum wavefunction is part of objective reality, if there is any such reality in our world. The second experiment shows that quantum correlations cannot be explained in terms of cause and effect, even



when considering superluminal influences between measurement outcomes. The final experiment in this thesis demonstrates a novel uncertainty relation for joint quantum measurements, where the textbook relation does not apply. .