Institute of Physics eBooks
Introduction
F. J. Duarte
Abstract
The experimental origin of quantum mechanics is highlighted, and essential features of the photon are described. The philosophical path to quantum entanglement, as defined by the works of EPR–Bohm and Aharonov–Bell, and the physics path to quantum entanglement, as defined by the works of Dirac–Wheeler–Pryce and Ward, are introduced and discussed. The probability amplitude for quantum Entanglement, discovered in 1947, is then introduced prior to a high-level overview of the field. This introduction then concludes with a chapter-by- chapter description of the book and its purpose.