Mesoscopic Physics Meets Quantum Engineering - Hardcover

Sergey N Shevchenko

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9811201390 ISBN 13: 9789811201394

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2019

Synopsis

Quantum mechanics was initially constructed to describe objects on atomic and subatomic scales. However, in the last decades, quantum mechanics has been revisited and its use extended to the study and description of macroscopic distinct states. This is accomplished by modeling basic objects of mesoscopic physics, such as superconducting quantum circuits and low-dimensional structures derived from a two-dimensional electronic gas. In recent years, these devices support the study of fundamental systems such as a two-level quantum system, or qubit, as an object for manipulations and applications. This book will provide an introduction to quantum computation and quantum information, based on quantum physics, solid-state theory, and theory of computing. We will become familiar with this important field and explore how it is inseparably linked to basic notions of physics such as superposition, entanglement, and quantum dynamics. Then we will consider superconducting and mesoscopic systems, as well as a series of phenomena, where important are the spectra quantization, interference, and charge discreteness.

This book derives its content from a lecture course designed for graduate students and postdocs who are acquainted with quantum mechanics and statistical physics. In particular, it was developed together with the lecture series taught to 5th year students of the Department of Physics and Technology in V N Karazin Kharkiv National University.

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Review

This excellent book is ideally suited for a course at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level, and also for individual study for anyone interested in entering this exciting field. The material is presented very clearly so that it may also be used for blackboard presentation in lectures. The text provides a pedagogical introduction to several important subfields of mesoscopic physics and nanophysics, covering such topics as quantum dots and superconducting qubits, quantum gates and algorithms, as well as Rabi oscillations and Landau-Zener-Stueckelberg-Majorana interferometry. --Franco Nori, Chief Scientist, Theoretical Quantum Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan and Dept. of Physics, University of Michigan

The textbook presents lectures on an topical subject, which is worth introducing in every university for students in physics. It is convenient both for reading by students and for use by professors of related courses. One can see that the author has aimed to deliver the content in a manner 'as simple as possible, but no simpler'. The lectures were delivered by the author to the students of the School of Physics and Technology at our university for the past few years. They have been rated highly even by our high-level students, among which, I must note, are winners of international Olympiads and tournaments in Physics. --I O Girka, Dean of the School of Physics and Technology, V N Karazin Kharkiv National University

This is a timely and useful book covering the quickly developing and highly relevant field of quantum technologies Overall, this is a good book for a grad student or an undergrad, and I certainly recommend it as a good introduction to the topic. --Alexandre Zagoskin, Loughborough University

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811201390
• ISBN 13: 9789811201394
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176