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Umfang: 1 online resource (various pagings) : , illustrations (some color).

ISBN: 9780750312066 , 9780750312080

Serie: IOP expanding physics,

Inhalt: Quantum mechanics is one of the most brilliant and exciting theories of the 20th century. It has not only explained a wide range of phenomena but has brought revolutionary changes in the conceptual foundations of physics and continues to shape the modern world. As quantum mechanics involves the introduction of a new conceptual framework, the new ideas are explicitly mentioned and explained in detail in this book, and wherever possible, the various aspects of original thinking of eminent physicists are reflected. The emphasis is on helping students comprehend the significance of the underlying principles and understand the ways the new concepts were introduced. Including many worked examples and problems, this book will be an invaluable resource for students in physics, chemistry and electrical engineering needing a clear and rigorous introduction to quantum mechanics.

Anmerkung: "Version: 20151201"--Title page verso. , Preface -- Author biography -- 1. The failure of classical physics and the advent of quantum mechanics -- 1.1. A challenge for classical physics -- 1.2. The photoelectric effect -- 1.3. The Compton effect -- 1.4. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle -- 1.5. The correspondence principle -- 1.6. The Schrödinger wave equation -- 1.7. Constraints on solutions -- 1.8. Eigenfunctions and eigenvalues -- 1.9. The principle of superposition -- 1.10. Complementarity -- 1.11. Schrödinger's amplitude equation -- 1.12. The orthonormal set of functions -- 1.13. The equation of continuity -- 1.14. Complete sets of functions -- 1.15. The quantum theory of measurement -- 1.16. Observables and expectation values -- 1.17. Phases and relative phases -- 1.18. Postulates of quantum mechanics -- 1.19. The Schrödinger wave equation under space reflection, space inversion and time reversal -- 1.20. Concluding remarks , 2. A particle in a one-dimensional box -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. The solution of Schrödinger's amplitude equation -- 2.3. Zero-point energy -- 2.4. The normalisation constant -- 2.5. The parity of eigenfunctions , 3. Free particles -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Free particles -- 3.3. Normalisation of stationary wave solutions -- 3.4. Normalisation of progressive wave solutions -- 3.5. Dirac's delta function -- 3.6. Continuous distribution of eigenvalues and Dirac's delta function -- 3.7. Eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of the position operator -- 3.8. Eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of the momentum operator -- 3.9. Normalisation of a free particle eigenfunction using a delta function , 4. Linear harmonic oscillator -- 4.1. Classical theory -- 4.2. Quantum theory -- 4.3. The asymptotic solution -- 4.4. The general solution -- 4.5. A physically acceptable solution -- 4.6. Energy eigenvalues -- 4.7. Hermite polynomials -- 4.8. The normalisation process -- 4.9. Probability distributions -- 4.10. The importance of the harmonic oscillator -- 4.11. Parity , 5. The role of Hermitian operators -- 5.1. Linear operators -- 5.2. Hermitian operators -- 5.3. The closure relation -- 5.4. Constants of motion -- 5.5. The classical limit of quantum mechanics : the Ehrenfest theorem -- 5.6. The virial theorem -- 5.7. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle -- 5.8. The parity operator -- 5.9. Antilinear operators -- 5.10. Antiunitary operators , 6. Potentials with finite discontinuities -- 6.1. Potential steps -- 6.2. The potential barrier -- 6.3. [alpha]-particle decay -- 6.4. The square-well potential , 7. Spherically symmetric potentials -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Spherically symmetric potentials -- 7.3. Separation of variables -- 7.4. Solution of the differential equation for F([phi]) -- 7.5. Solution of the differential equation for P([theta]) -- 7.6. Legendre polynomials and associated Legendre functions -- 7.7. Spherical harmonics -- 7.8. Hydrogen and hydrogenic atoms -- 7.9. The solution of the radial equation -- 7.10. Physically acceptable solutions for the radial equation and discrete energy values -- 7.11. The parity of a particle in a spherically symmetric potential -- 7.12. Comparison of the spectral series of hydrogen atom with experiments -- 7.13. The radial wave function -- 7.14. The spectroscopic notation -- 7.15. The normalised solution for the hydrogenic atom -- 7.16. Stationary states , 8. Matrix mechanics -- 8.1. Matrix representation of an operator -- 8.2. Change of basis and unitary transformation -- 8.3. Coordinate and momentum representations -- 8.4. Continuous distribution of eigenvalues , 9. Angular momentum -- 9.1. Angular momentum operator -- 9.2. Commutators of various components of L -- 9.3. Commutator of L2 and Lz -- 9.4. Components of the orbital angular momentum operator in spherical polar coordinates -- 9.5. L2 in spherical polar coordinates -- 9.6. Eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of Lz -- 9.7. Eigenvalues of Lz and L2 corresponding to their simultaneous eigenfunctions and ladder operators -- 9.8. Normal Zeeman effect -- 9.9. General theory of angular momentum -- 9.10. Characteristics of ladder operators -- 9.11. Electron spin -- 9.12. Matrix representations of Sx, Sy, Sz -- 9.13. Eigenvectors of Sz -- 9.14. The wave function for the electron -- 9.15. Spins of elementary particles -- 9.16. The average value of spin -- 9.17. Spin and statistics -- 9.18. Addition of angular momenta -- 9.19. Clebsch-Gordan coefficients , 10. Perturbation theory -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Time-independent perturbation theory for nondegenerate states -- 10.3. First-order correction to energy -- 10.4. The anomalous Zeeman effect -- 10.5. The first-order correction to the eigenfunction -- 10.6. Second-order non-degenerate perturbation -- 10.7. The second-order correction to energy -- 10.8. The second-order correction to the eigenfunction -- 10.9. First-order perturbation : energy correction in a two-fold degenerate case -- 10.10. The application of perturbation theory to the Stark effect -- 10.11. Time-dependent perturbation theory -- 10.12. Harmonic perturbation -- 10.13. Fermi's golden rule , 11. Theory of elastic scattering -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Centre-of-mass and laboratory frames of reference -- 11.3. The effect of collision on the velocity of the centre-of-mass in the laboratory frame -- 11.4. Relation between scattering angles in the laboratory and centre-of-mass frames -- 11.5. Relation between differential cross sections in the laboratory and centre-of-mass frames -- 11.6. Scattering by a stationary target -- 11.7. Relation between the scattering amplitude and differential cross section -- 11.8. Computation of the scattering amplitude -- 11.9. The Born approximation -- 11.10. Scattering of high energy electrons by a screened Coulomb potential -- 11.11. Partial wave analysis -- 11.12. The incident particle wave in terms of partial waves -- 11.13. Phase shift and scattering -- 11.14. A general solution in terms of partial waves -- 11.15. Optical theorem -- 11.16. Scattering by a hard sphere -- 11.17. Scattering from a potential square well -- 11.18. s-wave scattering for a square-well potential -- 11.19. Resonance scattering -- 11.20. Zero-energy scattering and the scattering length -- 11.21. Identical particles , 12. Dirac's formalism -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. Unitary operators -- 12.3. Unitary transformation -- 12.4. A particular unitary operator -- 12.5 Representations and change of basis -- 12.6. A one-dimensional oscillator -- 12.7. The relation between state vectors and wave functions -- 12.8. A free particle. , Also available in print. , Mode of access: World Wide Web. , System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Weitere Ausg.: Print version: ISBN 9780750312073

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1088/978-0-7503-1206-6

URL: http://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-0-7503-1206-6

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Umfang: 1 online resource (various pagings) : , illustrations (some color).

ISBN: 0-7503-1206-8 , 0-7503-1208-4

Serie: [IOP release 2]

Inhalt: Quantum mechanics is one of the most brilliant and exciting theories of the 20th century. It has not only explained a wide range of phenomena but has brought revolutionary changes in the conceptual foundations of physics and continues to shape the modern world. As quantum mechanics involves the introduction of a new conceptual framework, the new ideas are explicitly mentioned and explained in detail in this book, and wherever possible, the various aspects of original thinking of eminent physicists are reflected. The emphasis is on helping students comprehend the significance of the underlying principles and understand the ways the new concepts were introduced. Including many worked examples and problems, this book will be an invaluable resource for students in physics, chemistry and electrical engineering needing a clear and rigorous introduction to quantum mechanics.

Anmerkung: "Version: 20151201"--Title page verso. , Preface -- Author biography -- 1. The failure of classical physics and the advent of quantum mechanics -- 1.1. A challenge for classical physics -- 1.2. The photoelectric effect -- 1.3. The Compton effect -- 1.4. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle -- 1.5. The correspondence principle -- 1.6. The Schrödinger wave equation -- 1.7. Constraints on solutions -- 1.8. Eigenfunctions and eigenvalues -- 1.9. The principle of superposition -- 1.10. Complementarity -- 1.11. Schrödinger's amplitude equation -- 1.12. The orthonormal set of functions -- 1.13. The equation of continuity -- 1.14. Complete sets of functions -- 1.15. The quantum theory of measurement -- 1.16. Observables and expectation values -- 1.17. Phases and relative phases -- 1.18. Postulates of quantum mechanics -- 1.19. The Schrödinger wave equation under space reflection, space inversion and time reversal -- 1.20. Concluding remarks , 2. A particle in a one-dimensional box -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. The solution of Schrödinger's amplitude equation -- 2.3. Zero-point energy -- 2.4. The normalisation constant -- 2.5. The parity of eigenfunctions , 3. Free particles -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Free particles -- 3.3. Normalisation of stationary wave solutions -- 3.4. Normalisation of progressive wave solutions -- 3.5. Dirac's delta function -- 3.6. Continuous distribution of eigenvalues and Dirac's delta function -- 3.7. Eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of the position operator -- 3.8. Eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of the momentum operator -- 3.9. Normalisation of a free particle eigenfunction using a delta function , 4. Linear harmonic oscillator -- 4.1. Classical theory -- 4.2. Quantum theory -- 4.3. The asymptotic solution -- 4.4. The general solution -- 4.5. A physically acceptable solution -- 4.6. Energy eigenvalues -- 4.7. Hermite polynomials -- 4.8. The normalisation process -- 4.9. Probability distributions -- 4.10. The importance of the harmonic oscillator -- 4.11. Parity , 5. The role of Hermitian operators -- 5.1. Linear operators -- 5.2. Hermitian operators -- 5.3. The closure relation -- 5.4. Constants of motion -- 5.5. The classical limit of quantum mechanics : the Ehrenfest theorem -- 5.6. The virial theorem -- 5.7. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle -- 5.8. The parity operator -- 5.9. Antilinear operators -- 5.10. Antiunitary operators , 6. Potentials with finite discontinuities -- 6.1. Potential steps -- 6.2. The potential barrier -- 6.3. [alpha]-particle decay -- 6.4. The square-well potential , 7. Spherically symmetric potentials -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Spherically symmetric potentials -- 7.3. Separation of variables -- 7.4. Solution of the differential equation for F([phi]) -- 7.5. Solution of the differential equation for P([theta]) -- 7.6. Legendre polynomials and associated Legendre functions -- 7.7. Spherical harmonics -- 7.8. Hydrogen and hydrogenic atoms -- 7.9. The solution of the radial equation -- 7.10. Physically acceptable solutions for the radial equation and discrete energy values -- 7.11. The parity of a particle in a spherically symmetric potential -- 7.12. Comparison of the spectral series of hydrogen atom with experiments -- 7.13. The radial wave function -- 7.14. The spectroscopic notation -- 7.15. The normalised solution for the hydrogenic atom -- 7.16. Stationary states , 8. Matrix mechanics -- 8.1. Matrix representation of an operator -- 8.2. Change of basis and unitary transformation -- 8.3. Coordinate and momentum representations -- 8.4. Continuous distribution of eigenvalues , 9. Angular momentum -- 9.1. Angular momentum operator -- 9.2. Commutators of various components of L -- 9.3. Commutator of L2 and Lz -- 9.4. Components of the orbital angular momentum operator in spherical polar coordinates -- 9.5. L2 in spherical polar coordinates -- 9.6. Eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of Lz -- 9.7. Eigenvalues of Lz and L2 corresponding to their simultaneous eigenfunctions and ladder operators -- 9.8. Normal Zeeman effect -- 9.9. General theory of angular momentum -- 9.10. Characteristics of ladder operators -- 9.11. Electron spin -- 9.12. Matrix representations of Sx, Sy, Sz -- 9.13. Eigenvectors of Sz -- 9.14. The wave function for the electron -- 9.15. Spins of elementary particles -- 9.16. The average value of spin -- 9.17. Spin and statistics -- 9.18. Addition of angular momenta -- 9.19. Clebsch-Gordan coefficients , 10. Perturbation theory -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Time-independent perturbation theory for nondegenerate states -- 10.3. First-order correction to energy -- 10.4. The anomalous Zeeman effect -- 10.5. The first-order correction to the eigenfunction -- 10.6. Second-order non-degenerate perturbation -- 10.7. The second-order correction to energy -- 10.8. The second-order correction to the eigenfunction -- 10.9. First-order perturbation : energy correction in a two-fold degenerate case -- 10.10. The application of perturbation theory to the Stark effect -- 10.11. Time-dependent perturbation theory -- 10.12. Harmonic perturbation -- 10.13. Fermi's golden rule , 11. Theory of elastic scattering -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. Centre-of-mass and laboratory frames of reference -- 11.3. The effect of collision on the velocity of the centre-of-mass in the laboratory frame -- 11.4. Relation between scattering angles in the laboratory and centre-of-mass frames -- 11.5. Relation between differential cross sections in the laboratory and centre-of-mass frames -- 11.6. Scattering by a stationary target -- 11.7. Relation between the scattering amplitude and differential cross section -- 11.8. Computation of the scattering amplitude -- 11.9. The Born approximation -- 11.10. Scattering of high energy electrons by a screened Coulomb potential -- 11.11. Partial wave analysis -- 11.12. The incident particle wave in terms of partial waves -- 11.13. Phase shift and scattering -- 11.14. A general solution in terms of partial waves -- 11.15. Optical theorem -- 11.16. Scattering by a hard sphere -- 11.17. Scattering from a potential square well -- 11.18. s-wave scattering for a square-well potential -- 11.19. Resonance scattering -- 11.20. Zero-energy scattering and the scattering length -- 11.21. Identical particles , 12. Dirac's formalism -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. Unitary operators -- 12.3. Unitary transformation -- 12.4. A particular unitary operator -- 12.5 Representations and change of basis -- 12.6. A one-dimensional oscillator -- 12.7. The relation between state vectors and wave functions -- 12.8. A free particle. , Also available in print. , Mode of access: World Wide Web. , System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 0-7503-1207-6

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1088/978-0-7503-1206-6

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Ausgabe: 1. Aufl.

ISBN: 9783837633412 , 9783839433416

Serie: Studien des Göttinger Instituts für Demokratieforschung zur Geschichte politischer und gesellschaftlicher Kontroversen

Inhalt: Long description: Der »Wutbürger«, 2010 zum Wort des Jahres gekürt, hat die Krise demokratischer Repräsentation in Deutschland auf einen Begriff gebracht: Immer mehr Bürger äußern Misstrauen gegenüber der etablierten Politik. Bei einer Betrachtung dieser Krise und ihrer Ursachen sind die Vorstellungen der Bürger von einer guten und gerechten Organisation von Politik, Wirtschaft und Staat zentral. Die Studie beschäftigt sich mit den Protagonisten der neuen Bürgerproteste - jenen Akteuren also, die ihren Glauben an die Funktionsfähigkeit unserer Demokratie eingebüßt haben: Wer sind sie, was fordern sie und welche Demokratie schwebt ihnen vor?

Inhalt: Long description: The Wutbürger (»enraged citizen«), voted word of the year for 2010, boiled the crisis of democratic representation in Germany down to one concept: more and more citizens are expressing mistrust towards established politics. The citizens' visions of a sound and just organization of politics, economics and the state are central to an observation of this crisis and its causes. This study deals with the protagonists of these new civil protests - those stakeholders who have lost faith in the functionality of our democracy: who are they, what are their demands, and what kind of democracy do they envision?

Inhalt: Biographical note: Felix Butzlaff, geb. 1981, ist Universitätsassistent am Institut für Gesellschaftswandel und Nachhaltigkeit (IGN) an der Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien. Er hat Politikwissenschaften, VWL und Öffentliches Recht an den Universitäten Göttingen und Santiago de Chile studiert und arbeitet zu Themen der Demokratieentwicklung sowie dem Wandel von politischen Parteien und sozialen Bewegungen.

Inhalt: Quote: »Eine uneingeschränkt zu empfehlende Lektüre für alle, die sich mit der gegenwärtigen Protestwelle in Deutschland auseinandersetzen.« Jan Rohgalf, Neue Politische Literatur, 61 (2016) »Eine bereichernde Diskussionsgrundlage nicht nur für all jene Akteure, um die es geht, sondern auch für DozentInnen und Studierende vor allem der Soziologie und Politikwissenschaften, die sich mit dem Phänomen der Bürgerproteste vertraut machen möchten. Wer aktuelle Turbulenzen politischer und ökonomischer Entwicklungen und daraus Provokationen für manifestes Wahl- bis Protestverhalten einschätzen möchte, ist mit der Lektüre gut beraten.« Arnold Schmieder, www.socialnet.de, 12.04.2016 Besprochen in: IDA NRW, 1 (2016) Zivilgesellschaft Info, 1 (2016) Portal für Politikwissenschaft, 19.05.2016, Jessica Burmester GRIBS-Kommunalbrief, 1 (2017), Gerd Rudel

Anmerkung: PublicationDate: 20151201

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9783839433416

Sprache: Englisch

URL: https://content-select.com/index.php?id=bib_view&ean=9783839433416

URL: Cover

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Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (VI, 167 Seiten)

Ausgabe: 1. Aufl.

ISBN: 9783161539350

Serie: Historische Wissensforschung 345

Inhalt: Welche Techniken und Methoden nutzten Gelehrte zwischen Renaissance und Aufklärung, um gesuchte Informationen zu finden? Wie haben sie ihr Wissen verwaltet und verarbeitet? Welche Kräfte und Kontexte bewirkten Veränderungen der Praktiken und Institutionen der Wissensproduktion? Helmut Zedelmaier untersucht Wissenspraktiken und zeigt, dass Wissen immer auch ein Produkt ist, dem historisch wandelbare Praktiken und Werkzeuge zugrunde liegen.

Anmerkung: PublicationDate: 20151201

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783161538070

Sprache: Deutsch

DOI: 10.1628/978-3-16-153935-0

URL: Mohr Siebeck

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Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (XXIX, 394 Seiten)

Ausgabe: 1. Aufl.

ISBN: 9783161542411

Serie: Jus Internationale et Europaeum 53

Inhalt: Der Beitritt der Europäischen Union zur EMRK ist ein Dauerthema in der europarechtlichen Debatte. Daniel Engel stellt heraus, warum der EU-Beitritt zur EMRK trotz Inkrafttreten der Grundrechtecharta unerlässlich ist, um bestehende Defizite im System des europäischen Menschenrechtsschutzes zu beseitigen und setzt sich in einem eigenen Kapitel tiefgehend mit dem diesbezüglichen Gutachten des Europäischen Gerichtshofes auseinander.

Anmerkung: PublicationDate: 20151201

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783161542404

Sprache: Deutsch

DOI: 10.1628/978-3-16-154241-1

URL: Mohr Siebeck

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Umfang: 124 Seiten in getrennter Zählung , Illustrationen , 26 cm

ISBN: 9781681740300 , 1681740303

Serie: IOP concise physics

Inhalt: This book examines the lives and contributions of American women physicists who were active in the years following World War II, during the middle decades of the 20th century. It covers the strategies they used to survive and thrive in a time where their gender was against them. The percentage of woman taking PhDs in physics has risen from 6% in 1983 to 20% in 2012 (an all-time high for women). By understanding the history of women in physics, these gains can continue. It discusses two major classes of women physicists; those who worked on military projects, and those who worked in industrial laboratories and at universities largely in the late 1940s and 1950s. While it includes minimal discussion of physics and physicists in the 1960s and later, this book focuses on the challenges and successes of women physicists in the years immediately following World War II and before the eras of affirmative actions and the use of the personal computer

Inhalt: Preface -- 1. Introduction. The setting for women in physics after World War II -- 2. Women physicists in the national laboratories -- 3. Women physicists in research universities -- 4. Women physicists in industry -- 5. Women physicists in the women's colleges -- 6. Women in astrophysics and early NASA space science -- 7. Other women physicists -- 8. Epilogue: some final thoughts

Anmerkung: "Version: 20151201"--Title page verso , "A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso , Includes bibliographical references

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Howes, Ruth H. After the war: women in physics in the United States San Rafael, CA : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2015 ISBN 9781681740942

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9781681742229

Sprache: Englisch

Fachgebiete: Physik

Schlagwort(e): Physikerin ; Geschlechterforschung

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Umfang: 1 online resource (various pagings) : , illustrations (some color).

ISBN: 9781681740942 , 9781681742229

Serie: [IOP release 2]

Inhalt: This book examines the lives and contributions of American women physicists who were active in the years following World War II, during the middle decades of the 20th century. It covers the strategies they used to survive and thrive in a time where their gender was against them. The percentage of woman taking PhDs in physics has risen from 6% in 1983 to 20% in 2012 (an all-time high for women). By understanding the history of women in physics, these gains can continue. It discusses two major classes of women physicists; those who worked on military projects, and those who worked in industrial laboratories and at universities largely in the late 1940s and 1950s. While it includes minimal discussion of physics and physicists in the 1960s and later, this book focuses on the challenges and successes of women physicists in the years immediately following World War II and before the eras of affirmative actions and the use of the personal computer.

Anmerkung: "Version: 20151201"--Title page verso. , "A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso. , Preface -- 1. Introduction. The setting for women in physics after World War II -- 2. Women physicists in the national laboratories -- 3. Women physicists in research universities -- 4. Women physicists in industry -- 5. Women physicists in the women's colleges -- 6. Women in astrophysics and early NASA space science -- 7. Other women physicists -- 8. Epilogue: some final thoughts. , Also available in print. , Mode of access: World Wide Web. , System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Weitere Ausg.: Print version: ISBN 9781681740300

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1088/978-1-6817-4094-2

URL: http://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-1-6817-4094-2

UID:

Umfang: 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some colour))

ISBN: 1-68174-158-X , 0-7503-2802-9

Serie: [IOP release 2]

Inhalt: This book examines the lives and contributions of American women physicists who were active in the years following World War II, during the middle decades of the 20th century. It covers the strategies they used to survive and thrive in a time where their gender was against them. The percentage of woman taking PhDs in physics has risen from 6% in 1983 to 20% in 2012 (an all-time high for women). By understanding the history of women in physics, these gains can continue. It discusses two major classes of women physicists; those who worked on military projects, and those who worked in industrial laboratories and at universities largely in the late 1940s and 1950s. While it includes minimal discussion of physics and physicists in the 1960s and later, this book focuses on the challenges and successes of women physicists in the years immediately following World War II and before the eras of affirmative actions and the use of the personal computer.

Anmerkung: "Version: 20151201"--Title page verso. , "A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso. , Preface -- 1. Introduction. The setting for women in physics after World War II -- 2. Women physicists in the national laboratories -- 3. Women physicists in research universities -- 4. Women physicists in industry -- 5. Women physicists in the women's colleges -- 6. Women in astrophysics and early NASA space science -- 7. Other women physicists -- 8. Epilogue: some final thoughts. , Also available in print. , Mode of access: World Wide Web. , System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Weitere Ausg.: Print version: ISBN 9781681740300

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1088/978-1-6817-4094-2

UID:

Umfang: 1 online resource (various pagings) : , illustrations (some color).

ISBN: 9781681744056 , 9781681744070

Serie: [IOP release 2]

Inhalt: Quantum information is an emerging field which has attracted a lot of attention in the last couple of decades. It is a broad subject which extends from the most applied questions (e.g. how to build quantum computers or secure cryptographic systems) to the most theoretical problems concerning the formalism and interpretation of quantum mechanics, its complexity, and its potential to go beyond classical physics. This book is an introduction to quantum information with special emphasis on continuous-variable systems (such as light) which can be described as collections of harmonic oscillators. It covers a selection of basic concepts, focusing on their physical meaning and mathematical treatment. It starts from the very first principles of quantum mechanics, and builds up the concepts and techniques following a logical progression. This is an excellent reference for students with a full semester of standard quantum mechanics and researchers in closely related fields.

Anmerkung: "Version: 20151201"--Title page verso. , "A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso. , Preface -- 1. Quantum-mechanical description of physical systems -- 1.1. Classical mechanics -- 1.2. The mathematical language of quantum mechanics -- 1.3. The quantum-mechanical framework , 2. Bipartite systems and entanglement -- 2.1. Entangled states -- 2.2. Characterizing and quantifying entanglement -- 2.3. Schmidt decomposition and purifications , 3. Quantum operations -- 3.1. Basic principles of quantum operations -- 3.2. Generalized measurements and positive operator-valued measures -- 3.3. Local operations and classical communication protocols -- 3.4. Majorization in quantum mechanics , 4. Quantum information with continuous variables -- 4.1. The classical harmonic oscillator -- 4.2. The quantum harmonic oscillator -- 4.3. The harmonic oscillator in phase space : the Wigner function -- 4.4. Gaussian continuous-variable systems -- 4.5. Measuring continuous-variable systems -- 4.6. Non-Gaussian scenarios : photon addition, subtraction, and majorization properties of two-mode squeezed states. , Also available in print. , Mode of access: World Wide Web. , System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Weitere Ausg.: Print version: ISBN 9781681744049

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1088/978-1-6817-4405-6

URL: http://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-1-6817-4405-6

UID:

Umfang: 1 online resource (various pagings) : , illustrations (some color).

ISBN: 1-68174-406-6 , 0-7503-2811-8

Serie: [IOP release 2]

Inhalt: Quantum information is an emerging field which has attracted a lot of attention in the last couple of decades. It is a broad subject which extends from the most applied questions (e.g. how to build quantum computers or secure cryptographic systems) to the most theoretical problems concerning the formalism and interpretation of quantum mechanics, its complexity, and its potential to go beyond classical physics. This book is an introduction to quantum information with special emphasis on continuous-variable systems (such as light) which can be described as collections of harmonic oscillators. It covers a selection of basic concepts, focusing on their physical meaning and mathematical treatment. It starts from the very first principles of quantum mechanics, and builds up the concepts and techniques following a logical progression. This is an excellent reference for students with a full semester of standard quantum mechanics and researchers in closely related fields.

Anmerkung: "Version: 20151201"--Title page verso. , "A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso. , Preface -- 1. Quantum-mechanical description of physical systems -- 1.1. Classical mechanics -- 1.2. The mathematical language of quantum mechanics -- 1.3. The quantum-mechanical framework , 2. Bipartite systems and entanglement -- 2.1. Entangled states -- 2.2. Characterizing and quantifying entanglement -- 2.3. Schmidt decomposition and purifications , 3. Quantum operations -- 3.1. Basic principles of quantum operations -- 3.2. Generalized measurements and positive operator-valued measures -- 3.3. Local operations and classical communication protocols -- 3.4. Majorization in quantum mechanics , 4. Quantum information with continuous variables -- 4.1. The classical harmonic oscillator -- 4.2. The quantum harmonic oscillator -- 4.3. The harmonic oscillator in phase space : the Wigner function -- 4.4. Gaussian continuous-variable systems -- 4.5. Measuring continuous-variable systems -- 4.6. Non-Gaussian scenarios : photon addition, subtraction, and majorization properties of two-mode squeezed states. , Also available in print. , Mode of access: World Wide Web. , System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Weitere Ausg.: Print version: ISBN 9781681744049

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1088/978-1-6817-4405-6