The Theory of Open Quantum Systems

Breuer, Heinz-Peter and Francesco Petruccione:

Published by Oxford, Clarendon Press, 2010

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XXI,613 Seiten. In EXCELLENT shape. AS NEW. This book treats the central physical concepts and mathematical techniques used to investigate the dynamics of open quantum systems. To provide a self-contained presentation the text begins with a survey of classical probability theory and with an introduction into the foundations of quantum mechanics with particular emphasis on its statistical interpretation. The fundamentals of density matrix theory, quantum Markov processes and dynamical semigroups are developed. The most important master equations used in quantum optics and in the theory of quantum Brownian motion are applied to the study of many examples. Special attention is paid to the theory of environment induced decoherence, its role in the dynamical description of the measurement process and to the experimental observation of decohering Schrodinger cat states.The book includes the modern formulation of open quantum systems in terms of stochastic processes in Hilbert space. Stochastic wave function methods and Monte Carlo algorithms are designed and applied to important examples from quantum optics and atomic physics, such as Levy statistics in the laser cooling of atoms, and the damped Jaynes-Cummings model. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 11000. Seller Inventory # 304378

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Theory of Open Quantum Systems

Publisher: Oxford, Clarendon Press

Publication Date: 2010

Binding: Originalbroschur.

Condition: Wie neu

Edition: Reprinted of the 2002 Edition.