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Localizability and Space in Quantum Physics

By Henri Bacry (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1988
ISBN
3540500529, 9783540500520, 0387500529
DOI
10.1007/BFb0019319
LCC
QC174.13 .B33 1988
Open Library ID
OL2136624M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
539 kB (551546 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 308
Edition
1
Pages
86\86
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Information and PhysicsQuantum Physics; Quantum Computing

Description

This book discusses in detail the concept of light quanta (photons) and presents a historical survey of the ideas involved. It analyses critically the principles of complementarity and correspondence as well as the quantization procedure. The work of Wigner, Newton and Wightman on localized states is discussed. The author presents many new ideas and gives a new way of defining the position operator. He invites physicists to look in new directions and aims to convince the reader that light quanta are not compatible with our present concept of space in quantum physics. The book should be of interest to students as well as to researchers in modern physics and should revive the discussion of the foundations of modern physics.

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