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The quantum divide : why Schrödinger's cat is either dead or alive /
A semi-popular account of quantum physics based primarily on optical experiments performed over the past three decades. The book discusses how and where one can draw the border between the quantum and classical worlds, or indeed whether a border needs to be drawn at all.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""1. Physics Fundamentalism""; ""2. The Duality of Particles and Waves: The Split Personality of Electrons""; ""3. The Duality of Particles and Waves: Photons""; ""4. More Fun with Photons: Photon-Splitting and its Uses""; ""5. Entanglement and Non-Locality: Spooky Actions at a Distance""; ""6. Quantum Information, Quantum Cryptography, and Quantum Teleportation""; ""7. Schrödinger�s Cat and Leggett�s SQUID: Quantum Effects on a Large Scale?""; ""8. Quantum Philosophy""; ""Appendix A: A Quantum Mechanics Timeline""
- ""Appendix B: Quantum Mechanics Experiments for Undergraduates""""General Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""