Overview
- Conveys a genuine understanding of extraordinary phenomena such as teleportation and quantum entanglement
- Illuminates these and other logical paradoxes of quantum physics without using mathematics
- Nicolas Gisin is an internationally renowned expert in quantum physics
- Foreword by Alain Aspect, whose pioneering experiments helped to confirm quantum nonlocality
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Quantum physics, which offers an explanation of the world on the smallest scale, has fundamental implications that pose a serious challenge to ordinary logic. Particularly counterintuitive is the notion of entanglement, which has been explored for the past 30 years and posits an ubiquitous randomness capable of manifesting itself simultaneously in more than one place.
This amazing 'non-locality' is more than just an abstract curiosity or paradox: it has entirely down-to-earth applications in cryptography, serving for example to protect financial information; it also has enabled the demonstration of 'quantum teleportation', whose infinite possibilities even science-fiction writers can scarcely imagine.
This delightful and concise exposition does not avoid the deep logical difficulties of quantum physics, but gives the reader the insights needed to appreciate them. From 'Bell's Theorem' to experiments in quantum entanglement, the reader will gain a solid understanding of one of the most fascinating areas of contemporary physics.
This amazing 'non-locality' is more than just an abstract curiosity or paradox: it has entirely down-to-earth applications in cryptography, serving for example to protect financial information; it also has enabled the demonstration of 'quantum teleportation', whose infinite possibilities even science-fiction writers can scarcely imagine.
This delightful and concise exposition does not avoid the deep logical difficulties of quantum physics, but gives the reader the insights needed to appreciate them. From 'Bell's Theorem' to experiments in quantum entanglement, the reader will gain a solid understanding of one of the most fascinating areas of contemporary physics.
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“This is one of the better books on quantum probability, nonlocality and statistics. … The textbook also explains this for interested audiences of quantum theory at the beginners to intermediate levels. I highly recommend this for bedtime readings for those with some physics background at the intermediate levels. It avoids a lot of the tedious math coupled with quantum mechanics.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, February, 2015)
“Gisin’s book covers the counterintuitive concept of entanglement which posits a ubiquitous randomness capable of manifesting itself simultaneously in more than one place. … This book will be of interest and value to everyone curious about the foundational problems of quantum mechanics and their fascinating applications, such as cryptography and teleportation.” (Christian Brosseau, osa-opn.org, January, 2015)
“Though very short--at only around 100 pages--this is one of the most enjoyable books I’ve read recently. Its central concept is non-local correlation (nonlocality). … The book explains entanglement, quantum nonlocality, and quantum randomness, and describes a number of their possible applications. … the book presents very complicated concepts in clear way, thus making the text enjoyable for a broad audience.” (Alexander Tzanov, Computing Reviews, December, 2014)Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Nicolas Gisin is Head of the Applied Physics Group at the University of Geneva and cofounder of ID Quantique. He is internationally renowned for his work in quantum communication and Editor of the series "Quantum Science and Technology".
In 2009 he received the first John S. Bell award for the demonstrations of long distance entanglement and quantum teleportation, together with his numerous contributions to the theory of Bell inequalities.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Quantum Chance
Book Subtitle: Nonlocality, Teleportation and Other Quantum Marvels
Authors: Nicolas Gisin
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05473-5
Publisher: Copernicus Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-05472-8Published: 30 July 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-05473-5Published: 17 July 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 109
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Original French edition published by Éditions Odile Jacob, Paris, 2012
Topics: Quantum Physics, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics, Data Structures and Information Theory