Quantum physics: What everyone needs to know

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Discusses the history, science, applications, and relevant current issues of quantum physics in an accessible way for the non-scientist.

Abstract:
Discusses the history, science, applications, and relevant current issues of quantum physics in an accessible way for the non-scientist.  Read more...

Author(s): Raymer, Michael G
Series: What everyone needs to know
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2017

Language: English
Pages: 337
City: Oxford
Tags: Quantum theory.;SCIENCE / Energy;SCIENCE / Mechanics / General;SCIENCE / Physics / General;Quantenphysik

Content: 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 --
Future directions and remaining questions in quantum science.