Quantum measurements and decoherence : models and phenomenology

by Michael B. Mensky

This book is devoted to the theory of quantum measurements, an area that recently has attracted much attention because of its new applications for quantum information technology. The phenomenon of decoherence of a measured system is investigated and simple techniques for the description of a wide class of measurements are developed. An individual continuously measured (decohering) system is presented by an effective complex Hamiltonian which supplies a phenomenological theory of gradual decoherence. The work, which features a clear presentation of physical processes leading to quantum measurement (decoherence) and simple mathematical formalisms, concentrates on the physical nature of quantum measurements and the behaviour of measured (open) quantum systems, but conceptual problems are also treated. The analysis of interrelations between different approaches to quantum measurement is given. The methods developed in this volume are applicable for the description of individual continuously measured (decohering) systems, not only to a whole set of such systems. Audience: This work will be of interest to both researchers and graduate students in the fields of quantum mechanics, metaphysics, probability theory, stochastic processes, the mathematics of physics and computational physics.

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  • List of Figures. Preface. 1. Introduction. I: The Nature of Quantum Measurements. 2. The Physics Behind Quantum Measurements. 3. Measurement induced uncertainties. II: Continuous Quantum Measurements: Theory. 4. Continuous Quantum Measurements: The General Notion. 5. Fuzzy Continuous Measurements: Phenomenology. 6. Restricted Path Integrals: General Features. III: Continuous Quantum Measurements: Applications. 7. The Monitoring of Energy. 8. Monitoring by a series of observations. 9. The Quantum Zeno effect in a passive setup. IV: Conceptual Problems and Prospects. 10. RPI and the Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics. 11. Conclusion: New Prospects. A. The Formalism of Quantum Mechanics. References. Index.

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書名 Quantum measurements and decoherence : models and phenomenology
著作者等 Menskii, M. B
Mensky Michael B.
シリーズ名 Fundamental theories of physics
出版元 Kluwer Academic
刊行年月 c2000
ページ数 xvi, 226 p.
大きさ 25 cm
ISBN 0792362276
NCID BA46368214
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言語 英語
出版国 オランダ
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