Short description With contributions from prominent experts in the field, this book sheds light on the framework of quantum phenomena while illustrating, by experiments, the concept of quantum entanglement and the related areas of quantum cryptography, quantum teleportation and quantum computing.
From the contents Preface View into the quantum world I: Fundamental phenomena and concepts View into the quantum world II: Entanglement and its consequences The Bohr-Einstein debate and the fundamental problem of quantum mechanics An excursion into the quantum world Entangled quantum systems: From wave-particle duality to single-photon sources of light Quantum information Quantum computers - the new generation of supercomputers? Decoherence and the transition from quantum physics to classical physics Quantum information processing - Dream and realization Quantum theory: A challeng for philosophy!
