Quantum physics : what everyone needs to know by Raymer, Michael G., author instant download

Quantum physics : what everyone needs to know by Raymer, Michael G., author instant download

xxii, 306 pages : 21 cm, \"In question & answer format, discusses the history, science, applications, and relevant current issues of quantum physics in an accessible way for the non-scientist\"--, Includes bibliographical references and index, What is quantum physics? -- Quantum measurement and its consequences -- Application: quantum data encryption -- Quantum behavior and its description -- Application: sensing gravity with quantum interference -- Quantum possibilities and waves -- Milestones and a fork in the road -- Bell tests and the end of local realism -- Quantum entanglement and teleportation -- Application: quantum computing -- Energy quantization and atoms -- Application: sensing time, motion and gravity with quantum technology -- Quantum fields and their excitations -- Lingering questions and awkwardness