Maximilian A. Schlosshauer

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Decoherence (eBook, PDF)

and the Quantum-To-Classical Transition

Beschreibung

This detailed, yet accessible introduction to the exciting field of quantum decoherence guides the reader through the basics and then explains the essential consequences of the phenomenon for our understanding of the world. Among other things, the book examines how the classical world of our experience can emerge from quantum mechanics, and reviews the implications of decoherence for the various interpretations of quantum mechanics. The author also reviews recent experiments confirming the puzzling consequences of the quantum superposition principle ("Schrödinger kittens") and making decoherence processes directly observable. The book includes an introduction to quantum computing and the role of decoherence and a discussion of quantum mechanics and the brain.

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Autor

Maximilian Schlosshauer is an internationally recognized researcher in the foundations of quantum mechanics in general and in quantum decoherence in particular. After completing his undergraduate education at Freiburg University, Germany, he graduated from Lund University, Sweden, with a Master of Science degree in 2001. He received a Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of Washington in Seattle in 2005. His postgraduate research (with Arthur Fine) was focused on decoherence and the quantum-to-classical transition. He is currently an Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Physics at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Besides his interest in decoherence and the foundations of quantum mechanics, he has also contributed important research in theoretical biophysics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Seitenzahl: 418
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783540357759
• Artikelnr.: 37367731

Rezensionen

Aus den Rezensionen: "... Dem Autor ist eine kompetente, klare und äußerst kurzweilige Einführung in dieses spannende Gebiet gelungen, die sowohl die Grundlagen als auch die immer zahlreicheren Anwendungen behandelt. Dem Autor gelingt durchweg die schwierige Balance zwischen begrifflicher und mathematischer Behandlung. ... Schlosshauers Buch ist ein Muss für alle, denen an einem Verständnis der Quantentheorie gelegen ist. Insbesondere sei es Studierenden ans Herz gelegt, die gerade die Kursvorlesung Quantenmechanik gehört haben ..." (Claus Kiefer, in: Physik Journal, 2008, Vol. 7, Issue 8/9, S. 128) Aus den Rezensionen: "... Maximilian Schlosshauer ... hat sich der rätselhaften Realität der Quantenwelt zugewandt und in seinem umfangreichen Buch vor allem das Phänomen der 'Decoherence' untersucht ... Nach einer Einführung in die Quantenphysik erläutert er ... zunächst ausführlich den gegenwärtigen Stand der theoretischen und experimentellen Grundlagen der Dekohärenz einschließlich ihrer Messung in immer größeren Systemen und ihrer Bedeutung für Quantencomputer. Am Schluss geht er auch kritisch auf quantenphysikalisch inspirierte Erklärungsversuche von Gehirn und Bewusstsein ein." (in: Das Science Fiction Jahr 2008, 2008, S. 778 f.)

From the reviews:

"A thorough and readable representation of today's understanding of the topic ... An excellent overview of the various theoretical approaches to the physics that leads to decoherence. A particular strength is that it includes accounts of several experiments demonstrating the decoherence mechanism in detail ... An important resource for anyone interested in decoherence. It is very well written and it will contribute to further conceptual and theoretical development and to new experiments."

Review by Anton Zeilinger, published in Nature 451, 18 (2008)

"An excellent monograph about what the best current thoughts are on the link between quantum and classical physics. ... rewarding reading for

physicists who do not have the time or the mathematical preparation to delve into all the details. For such readers, the book includes interesting and accessible discussions of recent experiments ... . a welcome contribution. The index is well organized to help readers find their way around. And the more than 500 up-to-date references are a bonus for the more interested, persistent reader." (Eugen Merzbacher, Physics Today, September, 2008)

"A very fine tour of the decoherence program in all its facets. ... Schlosshauer's book is highly recommended. ... [He] has written an excellent survey of a field that is of the greatest possible interest for the foundations of quantum physics." (N. P. Landsman, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Vol. 40, 2009)