... to thequestionofthe implications ofquantum information theory for our understanding ofthe meaning ofthequantum formalism Following some preliminary remarks, two particular information-theoretic ... Submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy This thesis is a contribution to the debate on the implications ofquantum information theory for the foundational problems ofquantummechanics In Part ... currently made ofthe concept of information in physics, following the rapid growth ofthe fields ofquantum information theory and quantum computation These are new and exciting fields of physics...
... be represented as a combination ofthe complete set of eigenstates For the beginning student ofquantum mechanics, these aspects ofquantummechanics are among the more confusing If it helps, ... learning the solutions ofthe Schrödinger equation for a few model systems, the student can better appreciate the treatment ofthe fundamental postulates ofquantummechanics as well as their relation ... equation is exactly the same as the equation seen above for the radial motion ofthe electron in the hydrogen- like atoms except that the reduced mass µ replaces the electron mass m and the potential...
... interpretations ofquantummechanics A key achievement ofthe decoherence program is the recognition ofthe importance ofthe openness ofquantum systems for their realistic description The wellknown ... uniqueness theorem then guarantees the uniqueness ofthe expansion ofthe final state |ψ = n cn |sn |an |en (where no constraints on the cn have to be imposed) and thereby the uniqueness ofthe preferred ... Hilbert space, and (iv) the interpretation ofthe modulus square ofthe expansion coefficients ofthe state in terms ofthe eigenbasis ofthe observable as representing probabilities of actual measurement...
... Herbert’s proof of Bell’s theorem Mermin’s statistical proof of Bell’s theorem7 Bell operator measurements 18 C Biographs D Philosophy ofthe founding fathers IV Quantum effects 18 E Quantum logic Quantum ... (proof ofthe unobservability ofthe splits), [DeWitt-Graham 73], [Graham 71], [Ballentine 73] (the definition ofthe “branches” is dependent upon the choice of representation; the assumptions of ... on quantum cryptology the art of secure communications using quantum means—, both from the perspective ofquantum cryptography the art ofquantum code-making— and quantum cryptoanalysis —the...
... Contents 10 Thehydrogenatom 6.1 The Hamiltonian ofthehydrogenatom 6.2 Angular momentum ofthehydrogenatom 6.3 Solution ofthe time-independent Schrodinger equation for the ¨ hydrogenatom 6.4 ... governs the time-dependence ofthe state ofthe system The mathematical solution ofthe equation of motion for the dynamic variables ofthe system will then tell us precisely the state ofthe system ... led to the development ofquantum theory, which is a totally new way of dealing with the problems ofmechanics and electrodynamics in the atomic and subatomic world A brief overview ofthe general...
... to the foundations ofquantummechanics 1 Introduction-Foundations ofQuantumMechanics 1.1 Standard quantummechanics 1.1.1 Some ofthe major problems of SQM 1.2 Thequantum theory of ... called thequantum theory of motion [3] In order to ensure the compatibility ofthe motions ofthe ensemble of particles with the results ofquantum mechanics, Bohm added the following further ... between the two famous theories ofquantum mechanics, i.e the standard and Bohmian quantum mechanics, at the individual level of pair of particles Meantime, the two theories present the same...
... case, the half width ofthe wave packet becomes small If we regard the uncertainty k in the value of k as the half width ofthe distribution A(k) and the uncertainty x in the position ofthe wave ... distribution ofthe location ofthe photon impacts If only slit A is open half ofthe time and only slit B the other half ofthe time, then the interference fringes are not observed and the diffraction ... description ofthequantum behavior ofthe particle For this reason, the wave function is often also called the state ofthe system In the double-slit experiment, the patterns observed on the detection...
... field The local invariance groups ofthe basic equations ofquantummechanics (equations of Schrodinger, of Dirac etc.) are well known, but the proofs that these groups are maximal (in the sense of ... formulate the problem of investigation ofthe symmetry ofthe KGF equation The main concept used while considering the invariance of this equation (and other equations ofquantum physics) is the concept ... Symmetries ofthe Fundamental Equations The Lie algebra defined by the basis elements (2.22) is the maximal IA ofthe Dirac equation in the class M1 PROOF The first statement ofthe theorem can...
... together at the same time the random nature ofthe events at the atomic level of reality and the completeness of their probabilistic representation by the principles ofQuantumMechanics 1.2 The ... under the impact ofthethe extraordinary experimental and theoretical boom of physics triggered at the end of World War by the opening ofthe Nuclear Era 24 Theoretical Concepts ofQuantumMechanics ... ofthe theory at the level ofthe mathematical structure, on which the theory stands, could be a good way to understand why and how the theory works The mathematical structure ofquantum mechanics...
... the full quantum description ofthe electron transport with the inclusion ofthe interband processes Among them, the phase-space formulation ofquantummechanics offers a framework in which the ... relativity and quantummechanics In quantum mechanics, the revolution was both profound, requiring a dramatic revision in the structure ofthe laws ofmechanics that govern the behavior of all particles, ... aspect ofthe theory, but often underestimated: the description of a system in thequantum phase-space usually involves a very complex mathematical formulation and the solution ofthe equation of...
... purity ofthe state ofthe system Such condition itself, independently ofthe size ofthe object considered, constitutes one ofthe main targets or our study In the journey to the frontiers ofquantum ... particular circumstances, the action ofthe environment is directly responsible for the generation of a geometric phase in the system The second part ofthe thesis focuses on the study of critical systems ... Kibble-Zurek Mechanism A distinctive feature ofthequantum theory ofthe electromagnetic field, and ofquantum field theory in general, consists ofthe existence of vacuum fluctuations, also called zero-point...
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