The New Quantum Age: From Bell's Theorem to Quantum Computation and Teleportation

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Andrew Whitaker (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland)

The New Quantum Age

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From Bell's Theorem to Quantum Computation and Teleportation

Andrew Whitaker (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland)

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Oxford University Press
09 January 2016

Impact of science & technology on society; Popular science; Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory); Relativity physics; Mathematical physics

Ever since its discovery eighty-five years ago, quantum theory has been used to study the physical universe with great profit, both intellectual and financial. Over the last fifty years, however, we have found out more and more about the theory itself, and what it tells us about the universe. It seems we may have to accept non-locality - cause and effect may be light-years apart; loss of realism - nature may be fundamentally probabilistic; and non-determinism - it seems that God does play dice! This book, written by an expert in the field, explains the emergence of our new perspective on quantum theory, but also describes how the ideas involved in this re-evaluation led seamlessly to a totally new discipline -quantum information theory. This discipline includes quantum computation, which is able to perform tasks quite out of the range of other computers; the totally secure algorithms of quantum cryptography; and quantum teleportation - as part of science fact rather than science fiction. The book is the first to combine these elements, and will be of interest to anybody interested in fundamental aspects of science and their application to the real world.

By: Andrew Whitaker (Professor of Physics Professor of Physics Queen's University Belfast Northern Ireland)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 610g
ISBN: 9780198754763
ISBN 10: 0198754760
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 09 January 2016
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Further / Higher Education , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

A: Quantum theory: an introductory sketch 1: Quantum theory - basic ideas 2: Quantum theory and discreteness 3: The Schrödinger equation 4: Superposition 5: Further complications 6: Orthodox and non-orthodox interpretations of quantum theory B: Investigating quantum theory 7: Entanglement 8: The achievement of John Bell 9: Experimental philosophy: The first decade 10: Alain Aspect: ruling out signalling 11: Recent developments on Bell's inequalities 12: Bell's theorem without inequalities 13: The new age 14: Bell's last thoughts C: Quantum information theory 15: Knowledge, information and (a little about) quantum information 16: Feynman and the prehistory of quantum computation 17: Quantum computation 18: Constructing a quantum computer 19: More techniques in quantum information theory

Andrew Whitaker lectured at the University of Ulster from 1978-1988 before joining Queen's University Belfast where he is now Professor of Physics. For 25 years his main field of research has been on the Foundations of Quantum Theory, which has developed into the present 'hot topic' of Quantum Information Theory. Whitaker has published around 50 papers on this subject and has numerous publications on the History of Physics and Physics Education.

Reviews for The New Quantum Age: From Bell's Theorem to Quantum Computation and Teleportation

`During this century there has been an explosion in interest in fundamental issues in quantum mechanics, especially about the mysterious properties of entanglement. Interestingly, many of these studies into the fundamentals of quantum mechanics are driven and motivated by technological quests. This book is ideally placed to tap into this genuine enthusiasm about the fundamental and applied nature of the mysteries at the heart of quantum mechanics.' Ifan G Hughes, Durham University, UK