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Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991001793109707536

Autore

Heinosaari, Teiko

Titolo

The mathematical language of quantum theory : from uncertainty to entanglement / Teiko Heinosaari, Màrio Ziman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012

ISBN

9780521195836 (hbk.)

Descrizione fisica

xii, 327 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

Classificazione

LC QC174.17.M35

53.1.4

Altri autori (Persone)

Ziman, Màrioauthor

Disciplina

530.12

Soggetti

Quantum theory - Mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 318-324) and index

Sommario/riassunto

"For almost every student of physics, the first course on quantum theory raises a lot of puzzling questions and creates a very uncertain picture of the quantum world. This book presents a clear and detailed exposition of the fundamental concepts of quantum theory: states, effects, observables, channels and instruments. It introduces several up-to-date topics, such as state discrimination, quantum tomography, measurement disturbance and entanglement distillation. A separate chapter is devoted to quantum entanglement. The theory is illustrated with numerous examples, reflecting recent developments in the field. The treatment emphasises quantum information, though its general approach makes it a useful resource for graduate students and researchers in all subfields of quantum theory. Focusing on mathematically precise formulations, the book summarises the relevant mathematics"-- cProvided by publisher

"THE MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE OF QUANTUM THEORY For almost every student of physics, their first course on quantum theory raises puzzling questions and creates an uncertain picture of the quantum world. This book presents a clear and detailed exposition of the fundamental concepts of quantum theory: states, effects, observables, channels and instruments. It introduces several up-to-date topics, such as state discrimination, quantum tomography, measurement



disturbance and entanglement distillation"--