03572nam 22006615 450 991025460150332120200701081811.03-319-64988-410.1007/978-3-319-64988-7(CKB)3710000001631596(MiAaPQ)EBC4982272(DE-He213)978-3-319-64988-7(PPN)203851609(EXLCZ)99371000000163159620170822d2017 u| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierExploring Quantum Foundations with Single Photons /by Martin Ringbauer1st ed. 2017.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2017.1 online resource (223 pages)Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053"Doctoral Thesis accepted by The University of Queensland, Australia."3-319-64987-6 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.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.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. .Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053Quantum theoryPhysicsQuantum computersSpintronicsPhilosophy of natureQuantum Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P19080History and Philosophical Foundations of Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P29000Quantum Information Technology, Spintronicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P31070Philosophy of Naturehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/E34040Quantum theory.Physics.Quantum computers.Spintronics.Philosophy of nature.Quantum Physics.History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics.Philosophy of Nature.530.12Ringbauer Martinauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut821819MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910254601503321Exploring Quantum Foundations with Single Photons1830174UNINA