Description: Quantum computers are the proposed centerpieces of a revolutionary, 21st century quantum information technology. Ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in modern quantum physics, Foundations of Quantum Mechanics: From Photons to Quantum Computers takes the reader into the fascinating world of quantum mechanics and continues on an in-depth study of quantum information and quantum computing, including an entire chapter on the future of quantum technology. This accessible text with modern applications focuses on what is quantum about quantum mechanics; topics discussed include the EPR paradox, entanglement, teleportation, Bells Theorem, quantum computing, and code-breaking with quantum computers.
Brief description: Reinhold Blumel, PhD is the Charlotte Augusta Ayres Professor of Physics at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. He is an elected Fellow of the American Physical Society and has published more than 100 scientific papers in peer-reviewed, professional physics journals. Reflecting his interest in quantum mechanics and its applications, he has previously published the book Chaos in Atomic Physics.