Exploring the quantum [[electronic resource] ] : atoms, cavities and photons / / Serge Haroche, Jean-Michel Raimond
| Exploring the quantum [[electronic resource] ] : atoms, cavities and photons / / Serge Haroche, Jean-Michel Raimond |
| Autore | Haroche S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (616 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.12 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RaimondJ.-M |
| Collana | Oxford graduate texts |
| Soggetto topico |
Quantum theory
Quantum logic |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-968031-0
0-19-152324-0 1-280-82951-6 1-4294-9244-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 1 Unveiling the quantum; 1.1 One century of quantum physics; 1.2 Emergence of the microscopic world; 1.3 Thought experiments coming of age; 1.4 Aims and outline of this book; 2 Strangeness and power of the quantum; 2.1 The superposition principle and the wave function; 2.2 Quantum interference and complementarity; 2.3 Identical particles; 2.4 Entanglement and non-locality; 2.5 The quantum-classical boundary; 2.6 Taming the quantum to process information; 3 Of spins and springs; 3.1 The field oscillator; 3.2 Coupled field modes; 3.3 The spin system
3.4 Coupling a spin and a spring: the Jaynes-Cummings model4 The environment is watching; 4.1 Quantum description of open systems; 4.2 Quantum maps: the Kraus sum representation; 4.3 The Lindblad master equation; 4.4 Quantum Monte Carlo trajectories; 4.5 Damped spin-spring system: from Rabi to Purcell; 4.6 Kicking a spring with spins: the micromaser; 4.7 Collective coupling of N spins to a spring: superradiance; 5 Photons in a box; 5.1 A short history of cavity QED; 5.2 Giant atom in a cavity: an ideal cavity QED situation; 5.3 Two experiments unveiling the quantum in a cavity 5.4 An atom-photon entangling machine6 Seeing light in subtle ways; 6.1 Complementarity at quantum-classical boundary; 6.2 Non-destructive photon number measurement; 6.3 A quantum gate for multi-particle entanglement engineering; 6.4 The quantum analogue/digital converter; 6.5 Photon number parity and Wigner function measurements; 7 Taming Schrödinger's cat; 7.1 Representations of photonic cats; 7.2 A thought experiment to generate optical cats; 7.3 Dispersive cats in cavity QED; 7.4 Resonant cats in cavity QED; 7.5 Decoherence of cavity cats; 7.6 Non-local cats; 8 Atoms in a box 8.1 Ion trap physics8.2 Engineering ionic states of motion; 8.3 Ion relaxation and engineered environments; 8.4 Quantum logic with trapped ions: individual qubit addressing; 8.5 Quantum logic with trapped ions: collective qubit addressing; 8.6 Perspectives of ion traps for quantum information; 9 Entangling matter waves; 9.1 Second quantization of matter waves; 9.2 Main features of Bose-Einstein condensation; 9.3 The phase in Bose-Einstein condensate interference; 9.4 Coherent collisions and cat-state generation; 9.5 Matter waves in periodical lattices 9.6 Entangling collisions in a Bose-Einstein condensate10 Conclusion; Appendix; A.1 Characteristic functions; A.2 The Wigner distribution; A.3 The Husimi-Q distribution; A.4 Phase-space representations of relaxation; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y |
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
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Exploring the quantum [[electronic resource] ] : atoms, cavities and photons / / Serge Haroche, Jean-Michel Raimond
| Exploring the quantum [[electronic resource] ] : atoms, cavities and photons / / Serge Haroche, Jean-Michel Raimond |
| Autore | Haroche S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (616 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.12 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RaimondJ.-M |
| Collana | Oxford graduate texts |
| Soggetto topico |
Quantum theory
Quantum logic |
| ISBN |
0-19-968031-0
0-19-152324-0 1-280-82951-6 1-4294-9244-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; 1 Unveiling the quantum; 1.1 One century of quantum physics; 1.2 Emergence of the microscopic world; 1.3 Thought experiments coming of age; 1.4 Aims and outline of this book; 2 Strangeness and power of the quantum; 2.1 The superposition principle and the wave function; 2.2 Quantum interference and complementarity; 2.3 Identical particles; 2.4 Entanglement and non-locality; 2.5 The quantum-classical boundary; 2.6 Taming the quantum to process information; 3 Of spins and springs; 3.1 The field oscillator; 3.2 Coupled field modes; 3.3 The spin system
3.4 Coupling a spin and a spring: the Jaynes-Cummings model4 The environment is watching; 4.1 Quantum description of open systems; 4.2 Quantum maps: the Kraus sum representation; 4.3 The Lindblad master equation; 4.4 Quantum Monte Carlo trajectories; 4.5 Damped spin-spring system: from Rabi to Purcell; 4.6 Kicking a spring with spins: the micromaser; 4.7 Collective coupling of N spins to a spring: superradiance; 5 Photons in a box; 5.1 A short history of cavity QED; 5.2 Giant atom in a cavity: an ideal cavity QED situation; 5.3 Two experiments unveiling the quantum in a cavity 5.4 An atom-photon entangling machine6 Seeing light in subtle ways; 6.1 Complementarity at quantum-classical boundary; 6.2 Non-destructive photon number measurement; 6.3 A quantum gate for multi-particle entanglement engineering; 6.4 The quantum analogue/digital converter; 6.5 Photon number parity and Wigner function measurements; 7 Taming Schrödinger's cat; 7.1 Representations of photonic cats; 7.2 A thought experiment to generate optical cats; 7.3 Dispersive cats in cavity QED; 7.4 Resonant cats in cavity QED; 7.5 Decoherence of cavity cats; 7.6 Non-local cats; 8 Atoms in a box 8.1 Ion trap physics8.2 Engineering ionic states of motion; 8.3 Ion relaxation and engineered environments; 8.4 Quantum logic with trapped ions: individual qubit addressing; 8.5 Quantum logic with trapped ions: collective qubit addressing; 8.6 Perspectives of ion traps for quantum information; 9 Entangling matter waves; 9.1 Second quantization of matter waves; 9.2 Main features of Bose-Einstein condensation; 9.3 The phase in Bose-Einstein condensate interference; 9.4 Coherent collisions and cat-state generation; 9.5 Matter waves in periodical lattices 9.6 Entangling collisions in a Bose-Einstein condensate10 Conclusion; Appendix; A.1 Characteristic functions; A.2 The Wigner distribution; A.3 The Husimi-Q distribution; A.4 Phase-space representations of relaxation; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y |
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 | ||
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Physique quantique : leçon inaugurale faite le jeudi 13 décembre 2001 / / Serge Haroche
| Physique quantique : leçon inaugurale faite le jeudi 13 décembre 2001 / / Serge Haroche |
| Autore | Haroche S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Collège de France, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (70 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Collana | Leçons inaugurales du Collège de France |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics
Physical Sciences & Mathematics Atomic Physics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
physique atomique
physique quantique atome optique |
| ISBN |
9782722602694
9782213620190 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | fre |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910133546403321 |
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