03940nam 22005895 450 991025463250332120200702230757.03-319-41048-210.1007/978-3-319-41048-7(CKB)3710000000734967(DE-He213)978-3-319-41048-7(MiAaPQ)EBC4572741(PPN)194379647(EXLCZ)99371000000073496720160625d2016 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrier Ultracold Atoms for Foundational Tests of Quantum Mechanics[electronic resource] /by Robert J. Lewis-Swan1st ed. 2016.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2016.1 online resource (XVI, 156 p. 35 illus., 14 illus. in color.) Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-50533-319-41047-4 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Introduction -- Background I: Physical Systems -- Background II: Phase-space Methods -- Proposal for Demonstrating the Hong-Ou-Mandel Effect with Matter Waves -- Proposal for a Motional-state Bell Inequality Test with Ultracold Atoms -- Sensitivity to Thermal Noise of Atomic Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen Entanglement -- An Atomic SU(1,1) Interferometer Via Spin-changing Collisions -- On the Relation of the Particle Number Distribution of Stochastic Wigner Trajectories and Experimental Realizations -- Conclusion. .This thesis presents a theoretical investigation into the creation and exploitation of quantum correlations and entanglement among ultracold atoms. Specifically, it focuses on these non-classical effects in two contexts: (i) tests of local realism with massive particles, e.g., violations of a Bell inequality and the EPR paradox, and (ii) realization of quantum technology by exploitation of entanglement, for example quantum-enhanced metrology. In particular, the work presented in this thesis emphasizes the possibility of demonstrating and characterizing entanglement in realistic experiments, beyond the simple “toy-models” often discussed in the literature. The importance and relevance of this thesis are reflected in a spate of recent publications regarding experimental demonstrations of the atomic Hong-Ou-Mandel effect, observation of EPR entanglement with massive particles and a demonstration of an atomic SU(1,1) interferometer. With a separate chapter on each of these systems, this thesis is at the forefront of current research in ultracold atomic physics. .Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053Quantum physicsQuantum computersSpintronicsPhase transformations (Statistical physics)Condensed materialsQuantum Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P19080Quantum Information Technology, Spintronicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P31070Quantum Gases and Condensateshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P24033Quantum physics.Quantum computers.Spintronics.Phase transformations (Statistical physics).Condensed materials.Quantum Physics.Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics.Quantum Gases and Condensates.530.12Lewis-Swan Robert Jauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut799801BOOK9910254632503321Ultracold Atoms for Foundational Tests of Quantum Mechanics1800538UNINA