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Introduction

David K. Ferry, Mihail Nedjalkov

Introduction – Classical mechanics – Rise of quantum mechanics – Eugene Wigner – Modern devices and simulation – Our approach

Institute of Physics eBooksNov 1, 20180 citations

Quantum Mechanics: A Modern Introduction

Ashok Das, Adrian C. Melissinos

Jan 1, 198633 citations

An introduction to applied quantum mechanics in the Wigner Monte Carlo formalism

Jean Michel Sellier, Mihail Nedjalkov, Ivan Dimov

Physics ReportsApr 11, 201555 citations

Stapp: Mind, Matter and Quantum Mechanics/Mayants: Beyond the Quantum Paradox/Kullander, Larsson: Out of Sight!: From Quarks to living cells/Broecker: Labor Erde/Marshak: Conceptual Foundations of Modern Particle Physics/Sciama: Modern Cosmology and the Dark Matter Problem/James: Introduction to Circulating Atmospheres/Wightman: The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner: Part A: The Scientific Papers, Vol. I/Byrne: Neutron, Nuclei and Matter/Carrington: Basic Thermodynamics/Schubert: Doping in III‐V‐SemiconductorsStapp: Mind, Matter and Quantum Mechanics/Mayants: Beyond the Quantum Paradox/Kullander, Larsson: Out of Sight!: From Quarks to living cells/Broecker: Labor Erde/Marshak: Conceptual Foundations of Modern Particle Physics/Sciama: Modern Cosmology and the Dark Matter Problem/James: Introduction to Circulating Atmospheres/Wightman: The Collected Works of Eugene Paul Wigner: Part A: The Scientific Papers, Vol. I/Byrne: Neutron, Nuclei and Matter/Carrington: Basic Thermodynamics/Schubert: Doping in III‐V‐Semiconductors

PETER KAFKA, H. Rauch, Pedro Waloschek +8 more

Physikalische BlätterJan 1, 19950 citations

Quantum erasing the nature of reality: or, perhaps, the reality of nature?

Paul G. Kwiat, Berthold‐Georg Englert

Introduction WHY must I treat the measuring device classically? What will happen to me if I don't?! Eugene Wigner The quantum measurement problem – how does an apparently “classical” definite world arise out of the random world of quantum superpositions – was and continues to be one of the fundamental philosophical issues in quantum mechanics. What we mean by a classical world, for example, is one in which macroscopic objects are not in superposition states of being simultaneously in several locations at once, and cats are never in coherent superpositions of being alive and dead. This lack of coherence is actually a loss of the coherence that exists at the level of the isolated quanta, but somehow does not survive the transition to the classical level of measuring apparatus. Such incoherent states are known as mixed states. Therefore, to study the quantum–classical interface, or even to investigate whether such an interface exists at all other than in the minds of “classical sympathizers,” one should look carefully at mixed states, how they arise and how they behave. Here we describe a set of experiments, both real and gedanken , investigating the subtleties of quantum interference when mixed states are involved. We start by describing the well-known double-slit experiment, and the loss of interference when which-path information can be had.Introduction WHY must I treat the measuring device classically? What will happen to me if I don't?! Eugene Wigner The quantum measurement problem – how does an apparently “classical” definite world arise out of the random world of quantum superpositions – was and continues to be one of the fundamental philosophical issues in quantum mechanics. What we mean by a classical world, for example, is one in which macroscopic objects are not in superposition states of being simultaneously in several locations at once, and cats are never in coherent superpositions of being alive and dead. This lack of coherence is actually a loss of the coherence that exists at the level of the isolated quanta, but somehow does not survive the transition to the classical level of measuring apparatus. Such incoherent states are known as mixed states. Therefore, to study the quantum–classical interface, or even to investigate whether such an interface exists at all other than in the minds of “classical sympathizers,” one should look carefully at mixed states, how they arise and how they behave. Here we describe a set of experiments, both real and gedanken , investigating the subtleties of quantum interference when mixed states are involved. We start by describing the well-known double-slit experiment, and the loss of interference when which-path information can be had.

Cambridge University Press eBooksApr 22, 200412 citations

Introduction to section II – Quantum Mechanics

Samuel B. Trickey

Journal of Computer-Aided Materials DesignJul 24, 20060 citations

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