Paolo Perinotti, Giulio Chiribella, Giacomo M. D'Ariano

Quantum Theory from First Principles

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Quantum theory is the soul of theoretical physics. It is not just a theory of specific physical systems, but rather a new framework with universal applicability. This book shows how we can reconstruct the theory from six information-theoretical principles, by rebuilding the quantum rules from the bottom up. Step by step, the reader will learn how to master the counterintuitive aspects of the quantum world, and how to efficiently reconstruct quantum information protocols from first principles. Using intuitive graphical notation to represent equations, and with shorter and more efficient derivations, the theory can be understood and assimilated with exceptional ease. Offering a radically new perspective on the field, the book contains an efficient course of quantum theory and quantum information for undergraduates. It is aimed at researchers, professionals, and students in physics, computer science and philosophy, as well as the curious outsider seeking a deeper understanding of the theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 208mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 934g
• ISBN-13: 9781107043428
• ISBN-10: 1107043425
• Artikelnr.: 46489083

Autorenporträt

Giacomo Mauro D'Ariano is a Professor at Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy, where he teaches quantum mechanics and foundations of quantum theory, and leads the Quantum Information Theory (QUIT) group. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and of the Optical Society of America, a member of the Academy Istituto Lombardo of Scienze e Lettere, the Center for Photonic Communication and Computing at Northwestern University, Illinois, and the Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Part I. The Status Quo: 2. Quantum theory from Hilbert-spaces; Part II. The Informational Approach: 3. The framework; 4. The new principles; 5. Causal theories; 6. Theories with local discriminability; 7. The purification principle; Part III. Quantum Information without Hilbert Spaces: 8. Encoding information; 9. Three no-go theorems; 10. Perfectly discriminable states; 11. Identifying pure states; 12. Diagonalization; Part IV. Quantum Theory from the Principles: 13. Conclusive teleportation; 14. The qubit; 15. Projections; 16. The superposition principle; 17. Derivation of quantum theory; References; Index.

Rezensionen

'An extraordinary book on the deep principles behind quantum theory.' Nicolas Gisin, Université de Genève