Quantum superposition : counterintuitive consequences of coherence, entanglement, and interference /

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Author / Creator:	Silverman, Mark P.
Imprint:	Berlin : Springer, c2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 378 p.) : ill. (some col.)
Language:	English
Series:	Frontiers collection, 1612-3018 Frontiers collection.
Subject:	Superposition principle (Physics) Quantum theory. Quantum theory. Superposition principle (Physics)
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8885226

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ISBN:	9783540718840 3540718842 9783540718833 (alk. paper) 3540718834 (alk. paper) 6611179364 9786611179366
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [362]-374) and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	"Coherence, entanglement, and interference arise from quantum superposition, the most distinctive and puzzling feature of quantum physics. Silverman, whose extensive experimental and theoretical work has helped elucidate these processes, presents a clear and engaging discussion of the role of quantum superposition in diverse quantum phenomena such as the wavelike nature of particle propagation, indistinguishability of identical particles, nonlocal interactions of correlated particles, topological effects of magnetic fields, and chiral asymmetry in nature. He also examines how macroscopic quantum coherence may be able to extricate physics from its most challenging quandary, the collapse of a massive degenerate star to a singularity in space in which the laws of physics break down."--Jacket.
Other form:	Print version: Silverman, Mark P. Quantum superposition. Berlin : Springer, c2008 9783540718833 3540718834

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