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Patil, S. H |
Elements of Modern Physics |
I11628 |
2021 |
eBook |
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| 72 |
Pinter, Charles |
Mind and the Cosmic Order |
I11596 |
2021 |
eBook |
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| 73 |
Allori, Valia |
Do Wave Functions Jump? |
I11592 |
2021 |
eBook |
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| 74 |
Tura i Brugu??s, Jordi |
Characterizing Entanglement and Quantum Correlations Constrained by Symmetry |
I10461 |
2017 |
eBook |
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| 75 |
Bonitz, Michael |
Quantum Kinetic Theory |
I10442 |
2016 |
eBook |
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| 76 |
Bricmont, Jean |
Making Sense of Quantum Mechanics |
I10440 |
2016 |
eBook |
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| 77 |
d'Espagnat, Bernard |
The Quantum World |
I10434 |
2017 |
eBook |
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| 78 |
Norsen, Travis |
Foundations of Quantum Mechanics |
I10427 |
2017 |
eBook |
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| 79 |
Lindgren, Ingvar |
Relativistic Many-Body Theory |
I10407 |
2016 |
eBook |
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| 80 |
Budroni, Costantino |
Temporal Quantum Correlations and Hidden Variable Models |
I10406 |
2016 |
eBook |
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| Title | Mind and the Cosmic Order : How the Mind Creates the Features & Structure of All Things, and Why this Insight Transforms Physics |
| Author(s) | Pinter, Charles |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | XI, 176 p. 3 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The topic of this book is the relationship between mind and the physical world. From once being an esoteric question of philosophy, this subject has become a central topic in the foundations of quantum physics. The book traces this story back to Descartes, through Kant, to the beginnings of 20th Century physics, where it becomes clear that the mind-world relationship is not a speculative question but has a direct impact on the understanding of physical phenomena. The book???s argument begins with the British empiricists who raised our awareness of the fact that we have no direct contact with physical reality, but it is the mind that constructs the form and features of objects. It is shown that modern cognitive science brings this insight a step further by suggesting that shape and structure are not internal to objects, but arise in the observer. The author goes yet further by arguing that the meaningful connectedness between things ??? the hierarchical organization of all we perceive ??? is the result of the Gestalt nature of perception and thought, and exists only as a property of mind. These insights give the first glimmerings of a new way of seeing the cosmos: not as a mineral wasteland but a place inhabited by creatures. |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030500832 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics
2. COMPUTER VISION
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Image processing???Digital techniques
6. NEUROSCIENCE
7. Neurosciences
8. PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
9. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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| Title | Do Wave Functions Jump? : Perspectives of the Work of GianCarlo Ghirardi |
| Author(s) | Allori, Valia;Bassi, Angelo;Drr, Detlef;Zanghi, Nino |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | XV, 436 p. 122 illus., 40 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is a tribute to the scientific legacy of GianCarlo Ghirardi, who was one of the most influential scientists in the field of modern foundations of quantum theory. In this appraisal, contributions from friends, collaborators and colleagues reflect the influence of his world of thoughts on theory, experiments and philosophy, while also offering prospects for future research in the foundations of quantum physics. The themes of the contributions revolve around the physical reality of the wave function and its notorious collapse, randomness, relativity and experiments |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030467777 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravity
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. EPISTEMOLOGY
5. GRAVITATION
6. Knowledge, Theory of
7. Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy
8. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
9. Physics???Philosophy
10. QUANTUM PHYSICS
11. Science???Philosophy
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| I11592 |
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| Title | Characterizing Entanglement and Quantum Correlations Constrained by Symmetry |
| Author(s) | Tura i Brugu??s, Jordi |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XXV, 237 p. 17 illus., 8 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This thesis focuses on the study and characterization of entanglement and nonlocal correlations constrained under symmetries. It includes original results as well as detailed methods and explanations for a number of different threads of research: positive partial transpose (PPT) entanglement in the symmetric states; a novel, experimentally friendly method to detect nonlocal correlations in many-body systems; the non-equivalence between entanglement and nonlocality; and elemental monogamies of correlations. Entanglement and nonlocal correlations constitute two fundamental resources for quantum information processing, as they allow novel tasks that are otherwise impossible in a classical scenario. However, their elusive characterization is still a central problem in quantum information theory. The main reason why such a fundamental issue remains a formidable challenge lies in the exponential growth in complexity of the Hilbert space as well as the space of multipartite correlations. Physical systems of interest, on the other hand, display symmetries that can be exploited to reduce this complexity, opening the possibility that some of these questions become tractable for such systems |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319495712 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Condensed materials
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
5. Phase transformations (Statistical physics)
6. QUANTUM COMPUTERS
7. Quantum Gases and Condensates
8. Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics
9. QUANTUM PHYSICS
10. SPINTRONICS
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| Title | Making Sense of Quantum Mechanics |
| Author(s) | Bricmont, Jean |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | X, 331 p. 26 illus., 25 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book explains, in simple terms, with a minimum of mathematics, why things can appear to be in two places at the same time, why correlations between simultaneous events occurring far apart cannot be explained by local mechanisms, and why, nevertheless, the quantum theory can be understood in terms of matter in motion. No need to worry, as some people do, whether a cat can be both dead and alive, whether the moon is there when nobody looks at it, or whether quantum systems need an observer to acquire definite properties. The author???s inimitable and even humorous style makes the book a pleasure to read while bringing a new clarity to many of the longstanding puzzles of quantum physics |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319258898 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
4. Philosophy and science
5. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
6. PHYSICS
7. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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| I10440 |
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| Title | The Quantum World : Philosophical Debates on Quantum Physics |
| Author(s) | d'Espagnat, Bernard;Zwirn, Herv?? |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XVII, 299 p. 11 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | In this largely nontechnical book, eminent physicists and philosophers address the philosophical impact of recent advances in quantum physics. These are shown to shed new light on profound questions about realism, determinism, causality or locality. The participants contribute in the spirit of an open and honest discussion, reminiscent of the time when science and philosophy were inseparable. After the editors??? introduction, the next chapter reveals the strangeness of quantum mechanics and the subsequent discussions examine our notion of reality. The spotlight is then turned to the topic of decoherence. Bohm???s theory is critically examined in two chapters, and the relational interpretation of quantum mechanics is likewise described and discussed. The penultimate chapter presents a proposal for resolving the measurement problem, and finally the topic of loop quantum gravity is presented by one of its founding fathers, Carlo Rovelli. The original presentations and discussions on which this volume is based took place under the auspices of the French ???Acad??mie des Sciences Morales et Politiques???. The book will appeal to everybody interested in knowing how our description of the world is impacted by the results of the most powerful and successful theory that physicists have ever built |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319554204 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
4. Philosophy and science
5. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
6. PHYSICS
7. Popular Science in Physics
8. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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| I10434 |
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| Title | Foundations of Quantum Mechanics : An Exploration of the Physical Meaning of Quantum Theory |
| Author(s) | Norsen, Travis |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XV, 310 p. 70 illus., 12 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Authored by an acclaimed teacher of quantum physics and philosophy, this textbook pays special attention to the aspects that many courses sweep under the carpet. Traditional courses in quantum mechanics teach students how to use the quantum formalism to make calculations. But even the best students - indeed, especially the best students - emerge rather confused about what, exactly, the theory says is going on, physically, in microscopic systems. This supplementary textbook is designed to help such students understand that they are not alone in their confusions (luminaries such as Albert Einstein, Erwin Schroedinger, and John Stewart Bell having shared them), to sharpen their understanding of the most important difficulties associated with interpreting quantum theory in a realistic manner, and to introduce them to the most promising attempts to formulate the theory in a way that is physically clear and coherent. The text is accessible to students with at least one semester of prior exposure to quantum (or "modern") physics and includes over a hundred engaging end-of-chapter "Projects" that make the book suitable for either a traditional classroom or for self-study. |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319658674 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
4. Philosophy and science
5. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
6. PHYSICS
7. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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| I10427 |
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| Title | Relativistic Many-Body Theory : A New Field-Theoretical Approach |
| Author(s) | Lindgren, Ingvar |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XVII, 406 p. 151 illus., 5 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This revised second edition of the author???s classic text offers readers a comprehensively updated review of relativistic atomic many-body theory, covering the many developments in the field since the publication of the original title. In particular, a new final section extends the scope to cover the evaluation of QED effects for dynamical processes. The treatment of the book is based upon quantum-field theory, and demonstrates that when the procedure is carried to all orders of perturbation theory, two-particle systems are fully compatible with the relativistically covariant Bethe-Salpeter equation. This procedure can be applied to arbitrary open-shell systems, in analogy with the standard many-body theory, and it is also applicable to systems with more than two particles. Presently existing theoretical procedures for treating atomic systems are, in several cases, insufficient to explain the accurate experimental data recently obtained, particularly for highly charged ions. The main text is divided into three parts. In Part I, the standard time-independent and time-dependent perturbation procedures are reviewed. This includes a new section at the end of chapter 2 concerning the so-called ???Fock-space procedure??? or ???Coulomb-only procedure??? for relativistic-QED calculations. This is a procedure on an intermediate level, frequently u sed in recent time by chemists on molecular systems, where a full QED treatment is out of question. Part II describes three methods for QED calculations, a) the standard S-matrix formulation, b) the Two-times Green???s-function method, developed by the St Petersburg Atomic Theory group, and c) the Covariant-evolution operator (CEO) method, recently developed by the Gothenburg Atomic Theory group. In Part III, the CEO method is combined with electron correlation to arbitrary order to a unified MBPT-QED procedure. The new Part IV includes two new chapters dealing with dynamical properties and how QED effects can be evaluated for such processes. This part is much needed as there has been an increasing interest in the study of QED effects for such processes. All methods treated in the book are illustrated with numerical examples, making it a text suitable for advanced students new to the field and a useful reference for established researchers |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319153865 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Atomic structure????
2. Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Molecular structure??
6. Quantum Field Theories, String Theory
7. QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
8. QUANTUM PHYSICS
9. STRING THEORY
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| Title | Temporal Quantum Correlations and Hidden Variable Models |
| Author(s) | Budroni, Costantino |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XIII, 114 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | In this thesis, the main approach to the characterization of the set of classical probabilities, the correlation polytope approach, is reviewed for different scenarios, namely, hidden variable models discussed by Bell (local), Kochen and Specker (non-contextual), and Leggett and Garg (macrorealist). Computational difficulties associated with the method are described and a method to overcome them in several nontrivial cases is presented. For the quantum case, a general method to analyze quantum correlations in the sequential measurement scenario is provided, which allows computation of the maximal correlations. Such a method has a direct application for computation of maximal quantum violations of Leggett-Garg inequalities and it is relevant in the analysis of non-contextuality tests. Finally, possible applications of the results for quantum information tasks are discussed |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319241692 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. QUANTUM COMPUTERS
4. Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics
5. QUANTUM PHYSICS
6. SPINTRONICS
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