Nicole Yunger Halpern: Quantum Steampunk

Cover: 9781421443720 | Quantum Steampunk | The Physics of Yesterday's Tomorrow | Halpern

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Beschreibung

The Industrial Revolution meets the quantum-technology revolution! A steampunk adventure guide to how mind-blowing quantum physics is transforming our understanding of information and energy.

Über den Autor

Theoretical physicist Nicole Yunger Halpern is a Fellow of QuICS, the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science at the University of Maryland.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 0. Prologue: Once upon a time in physics
Chapter 1. Information theory: Of passwords and probabilities
Chapter 2. Quantum physics: Everything at once, or, one thing at a time?
Chapter 3. Quantum computation: Everything at once
Chapter 4. Thermodynamics: "May I drive?"
Chapter 5. A fine merger: Thermodynamics, information theory, and quantum physics
Chapter 6. The physics of yesterday's tomorrow: The landscape of quantum steampunk
Chapter 7. Pedal to the metal: Quantum thermal machines
Chapter 8. Tick tock: Quantum clocks
Chapter 9. Unsteady as she goes: Fluctuation relations
Chapter 10. Entropy, energy, and a tiny possibility: One-shot thermodynamics
Chapter 11. Resource theories: A ha'penny of a quantum state
Chapter 12. The unseen kingdom: When quantum observables don't cooperate
Chapter 13. All over the map: Rounding out our tour
Chapter 14. Stepping off the map: Quantum steampunk crosses borders
Epilogue. Where to next? The future of quantum steampunk
Acknowledgments
Glossary
References
Index

Erscheinungsjahr:	2022
Genre:	Importe , Technik allg.
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13:	9781421443720
ISBN-10:	1421443724
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Halpern, Nicole Yunger
Hersteller:	J. Hopkins Uni. Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Abbildungen:	30 Illustrations, black and white
Maße:	235 x 162 x 30 mm
Von/Mit:	Nicole Yunger Halpern
Erscheinungsdatum:	31.05.2022
Gewicht:	0,62 kg