04128nam 22008175 450 991030037520332120200702140039.03-319-07097-510.1007/978-3-319-07097-1(CKB)3710000000129243(EBL)1783010(SSID)ssj0001276546(PQKBManifestationID)11842628(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001276546(PQKBWorkID)11239484(PQKB)11439207(MiAaPQ)EBC1783010(DE-He213)978-3-319-07097-1(PPN)179768107(EXLCZ)99371000000012924320140610d2014 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMacroscopic Matter Wave Interferometry /by Stefan Nimmrichter1st ed. 2014.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2014.1 online resource (286 p.)Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053"Doctoral Thesis accepted by the University of Vienna, Austria"--T.p.1-322-13625-4 3-319-07096-7 Includes bibliographical references.Introduction -- Interaction of Polarizable Particles with Light -- Near-Field Interference Techniques with Heavy Molecules and Nanoclusters -- Classicalization and the Macroscopicity of Quantum Superposition States -- Conclusion and Outlook -- Appendix A Light-Matter Interaction -- Appendix B Matter-Wave Interferometry -- Appendix C Classicalization and Macroscopicity.Matter‐wave interferometry is a promising and successful way to explore truly macroscopic quantum phenomena and probe the validity of quantum theory at the borderline to the classic world. Indeed, we may soon witness quantum superpositions with nano to micrometer-sized objects. Yet, venturing deeper into the macroscopic domain is not only an experimental but also a theoretical endeavour: new interferometers must be conceived, sources of noise and decoherence identified, size effects understood, and possible modifications of the theory taken into account. This thesis provides the theoretical background to recent advances in molecule and nanoparticle interferometry. In addition, it contains a physical and objective method to assess the degree of macroscopicity of such experiments, ranking them among other macroscopic quantum superposition phenomena.Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053Quantum physicsAtomsPhysicsPhysical measurementsMeasurement   Nanoscale scienceNanoscienceNanostructuresQuantum Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P19080Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P24009Measurement Science and Instrumentationhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P31040Nanoscale Science and Technologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P25140Quantum physics.Atoms.Physics.Physical measurements.Measurement   .Nanoscale science.Nanoscience.Nanostructures.Quantum Physics.Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.Measurement Science and Instrumentation.Nanoscale Science and Technology.535.470287Nimmrichter Stefanauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut791853MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910300375203321Macroscopic Matter Wave Interferometry1770502UNINA