Quantum World, The

by Michel Le Bellac, Alain Aspect

Quantum physics has, on the one hand, drastically changed our theoretical description of the physical world and has, on the other hand, revolutionized everyday life, by allowing us to build lasers, atomic clocks used in GPS, and semiconductor-based devices such as laptop computers and smartphones. The object of this book is to give a self-contained introduction to both aspects. It contains a detailed account of the foundational superposition, entanglement, quantum non-locality, decoherence and measurement theory, and of some selected quantum cryptography and quantum computers, cold atoms, light emitting and laser diodes, and atomic clocks. The book is aimed at a general audience and the only prerequisite is a high-school background in mathematics.

258 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Prejudice Neutrino · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very broad and quite uninteresting to read. Many concepts were covered, but the depth wasn’t there. I would recommend “Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang” by Jonathan Allday for anyone looking to enter the quantum realm.