Quantum Processes and Measurement
Quantum Processes and Measurement
£49.99
GBPThis accessible and self-contained text presents the essential theoretical techniques developed to describe quantum processes, alongside a detailed review of the devices and experimental methods required in quantum measurement. Ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students seeking to extend their knowledge of the physics underlying quantum technologies, the book develops a thorough understanding of quantum measurement theory, quantum processes and the evolution of quantum states. A wide range of basic quantum systems are discussed, including atoms, ions, photons, and more complex macroscopic quantum devices such as opto-mechanical systems and superconducting circuits. Quantum phenomena are also covered in detail, from entanglement and quantum jumps, to quantum fluctuations in optical systems. Numerous problems at the end of each chapter problems enable the reader to consolidate key theoretical concepts and to develop their understanding of the most widely-used experimental techniques.
- Provides a concise overview of both the theoretical and experimental aspects of quantum measurement and processes, including descriptions of a broad range of quantum phenomena in systems such as trapped photons, ions and superconducting circuits
- Presents modern theoretical developments in the field, and a set of advanced appendices allow readers to further develop their understanding of the physics underlying quantum technologies
- End of chapter problems expand upon key concepts and fully worked solutions are available online
Reviews & endorsements
'[The book begins] with recent experiments that involve the detection of single quantum entities, photons, particles, and energy levels of an atom. Subsequent chapters alternate between theory (especially as required to understand recent experiments - entanglement and all) and those experiments. The experiments end with SQUIDs and the theory with quantum non-demolition. The last 100 pages include 11 appendices, from qubits to quantum mechanics of electrical circuits … Each chapter and each appendix ends with exercises, some requiring serious derivations; others inviting the reader to attempt an order-of-magnitude estimate of some quantity she had probably never thought of before.' Virginia Trimble, The Observatory
Product details
August 2023Hardback
9781108477772
327 pages
262 × 185 × 22 mm
0.77kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Experiment: detecting single quantum objects
- 2. Description of quantum systems in terms of density matrix
- 3. Experiment: quantum processes
- 4. Evolution
- 5. Measurement
- 6. Experiment: bipartite systems
- 7. Entanglement
- 8. Experiment: continuous quantum fluctuations
- 9. Continuous variable systems
- 10. Experiment: parameter estimation
- 11. Theory: parameter estimation
- Appendix A. Basic postulates of quantum mechanics
- Appendix B. Generalized postulates of quantum mechanics
- Appendix C. Description of composite systems
- Appendix D. Qubits
- Appendix E. Quantum particle
- Appendix F. Quantum electromagnetic field
- Appendix G. Interaction between light and atoms
- Appendix H. Interaction between light beams and linear optical media
- Appendix I. Interaction between light beams and nonlinear optical media
- Appendix J. Optomechanics
- Appendix K. Basics of circuit quantum electrodynamics
- Bibliography
- Index.
