Quantum physics : what everyone needs to know
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Quantum physics : what everyone needs to know
AUTHOR:
Raymer, Michael G.
ISBN:
9780190250713
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, c2017.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
xxii, 306 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
SERIES:
What everyone needs to know
SERIES_TITLE:
What everyone needs to know
CONTENTS:
What is quantum physics? -- Quantum measurement and its consequences -- Application: quantum data encryption -- Quantum behavior and its description -- Application: sensing gravity with quantum interference -- Quantum possibilities and waves -- Milestones and a fork in the road -- Bell tests and the end of local realism -- Quantum entanglement and teleportation -- Application: quantum computing -- Energy quantization and atoms -- Application: sensing time, motion and gravity with quantum technology -- Quantum fields and their excitations -- Lingering questions and awkwardness.
ABSTRACT:
"In question & answer format, discusses the history, science, applications, and relevant current issues of quantum physics in an accessible way for the non-scientist"-- Provided by publisher.
SUBJECT_TERM:
SUBJECT:
| Quantum theory. |
BIBSUMMARY:
"In question & answer format, discusses the history, science, applications, and relevant current issues of quantum physics in an accessible way for the non-scientist"--