Quantum Processes and Measurement

ISBN-13: 9781108477772 / Twarda / 2023 / 327 str.

Claude (Sorbonne University) Fabre

Opis

A self-contained presentation of the theory of quantum processes, quantum evolution and the experimental methods for quantum measurement.

Spis treści

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.