Teiko Heinosaari, Mário Ziman

The Mathematical Language of Quantum Theory

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For almost every student of physics, the first course on quantum theory raises a lot of puzzling questions and creates a very uncertain picture of the quantum world. This book presents a clear and detailed exposition of the fundamental concepts of quantum theory: states, effects, observables, channels and instruments. It introduces several up-to-date topics, such as state discrimination, quantum tomography, measurement disturbance and entanglement distillation. A separate chapter is devoted to quantum entanglement. The theory is illustrated with numerous examples, reflecting recent developments in the field. The treatment emphasises quantum information, though its general approach makes it a useful resource for graduate students and researchers in all subfields of quantum theory. Focusing on mathematically precise formulations, the book summarises the relevant mathematics. This book presents a clear and detailed exposition of the fundamental concepts of quantum theory: states, effects, observables, channels and instruments. Rigorously presented and self-contained, the text focuses on mathematically precise formulations providing graduate students and researchers with a solid basis for further studies on the subject.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 828g
• ISBN-13: 9780521195836
• ISBN-10: 0521195837
• Artikelnr.: 33765425

Autorenporträt

Teiko Heinosaari is a researcher at the Turku Centre for Quantum Physics, Finland. His research focuses on quantum measurements and quantum information theory.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. Hilbert space refresher; 2. States and effects; 3. Observables; 4. Operations and channels; 5. Measurement models and instruments; 6. Entanglement; Bibliography; Index.

Rezensionen

"The authors are renowned experts in the field, and I find their presentation masterful..the authors present a thorough and well-structured treatise on the mathematical language of quantum theory. I can recommend it to any graduate student with some experience in quantum computing who is interested in the foundations of the subject."
Thomas Peters in Contemporary Physics