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Quantum Measurement

By Vladimir Borisovich Braginsky Farid Ya Khalili Kip S. Thorne

Book information

Year
1992
ISBN
052141928X, 9780521419284
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1467618 bytes)
Pages
212\205
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book is an up-to-date introduction to the quantum theory of measurement. Although the main principles of the field were elaborated in the 1930s by Bohr, Schr?dinger, Heisenberg, von Neuman, and Mandelstam, it was not until the 1980s that technology became sufficiently advanced to allow its application in real experiments. Quantum measurement is now central to many ultra-high technology developments, such as "squeezed light," single atom traps, and searches for gravitational radiation. It is also considered to have great promise for computer science and engineering, particularly for its applications in information processing and transfer. The book begins with a brief introduction to the relevant theory and goes on to discuss all aspects of the design of practical quantum measurement systems.

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