Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Symbols
- 1 Introduction to Quantum Physics and Measurement
- 2 Projective Measurement
- 3 Generalized Measurem
- 4 Weak Measurement
- 5 Continuous Measurement: Diffusive Case
- 6 Continuous Measurement: Quantum Jump Case
- 7 Linear Detectors
- 8 Quantum Amplification
- 9 Measurement-Related Phenomena and Applications
- 10 Feedback and Control
- 11 Epilogue: What Does It All Mean?
- Appendix A Review of Classical Probability Theory
- Appendix B Mixed Quantum States
- References
- Index
1 - Introduction to Quantum Physics and Measurement
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 May 2024
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Symbols
- 1 Introduction to Quantum Physics and Measurement
- 2 Projective Measurement
- 3 Generalized Measurem
- 4 Weak Measurement
- 5 Continuous Measurement: Diffusive Case
- 6 Continuous Measurement: Quantum Jump Case
- 7 Linear Detectors
- 8 Quantum Amplification
- 9 Measurement-Related Phenomena and Applications
- 10 Feedback and Control
- 11 Epilogue: What Does It All Mean?
- Appendix A Review of Classical Probability Theory
- Appendix B Mixed Quantum States
- References
- Index
Summary
This first chapter gives an introduction to the book and guides the reader through much of the history of the field of quantum mechanics, focusing on what we view as the most important episodes in the field. We discuss the essential properties of quantum mechanics and how they have been reimagined in the decades that followed the era of the founders.
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- Quantum MeasurementTheory and Practice, pp. 1 - 29Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024