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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438121203321

Autore

Lüth Hans

Titolo

Quantum Physics in the Nanoworld : Schrödinger's Cat and the Dwarfs / / by Hans Lüth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

3-642-31238-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (472 p.)

Collana

Graduate Texts in Physics, , 1868-4513

Disciplina

530.12

Soggetti

Quantum physics

Nanochemistry

Nanotechnology

Nanoscale science

Nanoscience

Nanostructures

Quantum Physics

Nanotechnology and Microengineering

Nanoscale Science and Technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Some Fundamental Experiments -- Particle-Wave Duality -- Quantum States in Hilbert Space -- Angular Momentum, Spin and Particle Categories -- Approximate Solutions for Important Model Systems -- Superposition, Entanglement and other Oddities -- Fields and Quanta.

Sommario/riassunto

The book deals with all essential aspects of non-relativistic quantum physics up to the quantization of fields. In contrast to common textbooks of quantum mechanics, modern experiments are described both for the purpose of foundation of the theory and in relation to recent applications. In this respect applications to nano-electronics as well as the realization of quantum-bits are presented and discussed. Furthermore, links are made to other important research fields and applications, such as elementary particle physics, solid state physics and nuclear magnetic resonance tomography in medicine. Even though the representation of the topics is largely performed in terms of



Dirac´s bra-ket notation and by use of commutator algebra, the concrete description of the physical basis and the corresponding theoretical concepts are emphasized. Because of little requirement of complex mathematics, the book is suitable as an introduction into quantum physics, not only for physicists but also for chemists, biologists, engineers, computer scientists and even for philosophers as far as they are interested in natural philosophy and epistomology.