- Hardcover: 150 pages
- Publisher: World Scientific Publishing (Sep 16 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9814327530
- ISBN-13: 978-9814327534
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 358 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,371,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This book is an original first approach to quantum physics, the core of modern physics. It combines the competence of a well-known researcher in quantum information science and the freshness in style of two high school students. Quantum physics is known to be challenging for two reasons: it describes counter-intuitive phenomena and employs rather advanced mathematics. The description of "traditional" quantum phenomena (the structure of atoms and molecules, the properties of solids, the zoology of sub-atomic particles) does indeed involve the whole formalism. However, some other striking phenomena, somehow the most "typically quantum" ones, can be described using only high school mathematical skills. This approach exploits this fact, thus making it possible for a beginner to tackle mind-boggling experiments like teleportation and the violation of Bell's inequalities, and practice notions like superposition, entanglement and decoherence. Contents: Introducing Quantum Physics with Polarization; Quantum Cryptography; Quantum Cloning; Quantum Teleportation; Quantum Correlations and Bell's Inequalities; The GHZ Argument for Quantum Correlations; Measurement and Decoherence; Other Two-Level Systems & Link with More Traditional Presentations of Quantum Physics.
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Quick Review, Jan 19 2012
By MK - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Six Quantum Pieces: A First Course in Quantum Physics (Hardcover)
Earlier missing review :"I received this book with much anticipation as I had already read and enjoyed Prof. Scarani's earlier book on Quantum Physics. However, in the end, I feel that
the goal of using this book to teach neophytes basic quantum mechanics is not achieved. Specifically.
(1) The mathematical level of this book is still too advanced for high school students and most lower division undergraduate students in the US. For example, a fair
amount of background in linear algebra (inner products, basis vectors, tensor products !!) is assumed.
(2) The book is not written as clearly as Scarani's earlier book and could have used additional editing. I found myself having to re-read sections to extract the points the authors were trying to make.
(3) In my opinion there is really no way around having to learn the mathematics and plow through the standard texts (Dirac, Griffiths, Shankar, Sakurai, Feynman, Ballentine) to learn this material.
I think the book "Sneaking a Look at God's Cards" and Scarani's earlier book are much better texts for the reader looking for a feel for QM without being bogged down in mathematics.
For someone with more mathematical background who wants to avoid the standard physics textbook treatments listed above check out the following: Essential QM by Bowman, Understanding Quantum Physics by Morrison, or QM for Scientists and Engineers by Miller "
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