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What is this Book About?

Muhammad Suhail Zubairy

This chapter begins with a brief history of how classical mechanics evolved into quantum mechanics. Next a bird’s-eye view of the basic aspects of quantum mechanics and its applications is given. In subsequent chapters, these topics are discussed with reasonable completeness, with a minimum of mathematical background.

Oxford University Press eBooksMay 7, 20200 citations

Strong-to-Weak Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking

Chong Wang

Strong-to-weak spontaneous symmetry breaking (SW-SSB) has recently emerged as a useful framework for studying phases of matter in open systems, quantum or classical. Beginning with the simple idea of extending symmetry breaking to general mixed states, and the familiar equivalence between canonical and grand-canonical ensembles in statistical mechanics, the concept has grown into a unifying perspective connecting many different ideas in physics, including topological orders, emergent hydrodynamics, and information-theoretic characterization of phases of matter. This review provides a bird's-eye view of some of these recent developments.Strong-to-weak spontaneous symmetry breaking (SW-SSB) has recently emerged as a useful framework for studying phases of matter in open systems, quantum or classical. Beginning with the simple idea of extending symmetry breaking to general mixed states, and the familiar equivalence between canonical and grand-canonical ensembles in statistical mechanics, the concept has grown into a unifying perspective connecting many different ideas in physics, including topological orders, emergent hydrodynamics, and information-theoretic characterization of phases of matter. This review provides a bird's-eye view of some of these recent developments.

quant-pharXiv:2606.02555Jun 2, 20260 citations

Brief History and Overview of the Main Ideas for Quantum Computing

M. I. Dyakonov

SpringerBriefs in physicsJan 1, 20200 citations

Some foundational aspects of quantum computers and quantum robots

Paul A. Benioff

Superlattices and MicrostructuresMar 1, 199817 citations

A brief overview of quantum computing theory

O. Siedlecka

Jan 1, 20061 citation

Classical frames for a quantum theory ? A bird's-eye view

S?awomir Bugajski