Another Look at the Wigner Function
... values making it impossible to interpret it as a genuine probability distribution function. For this reason it is frequently referred to as a quasi-probability function, and loses some of its classical appeal. In any case, the Wigner function is redundant in the sense that it is generated from a Sch ...
... values making it impossible to interpret it as a genuine probability distribution function. For this reason it is frequently referred to as a quasi-probability function, and loses some of its classical appeal. In any case, the Wigner function is redundant in the sense that it is generated from a Sch ...
10 Quantum Complexity Theory I - Department of Computer Science
... expect, but an alternation of bright and dark fringes. This effect is caused by the interference of the light coming out from both holes. Surprisingly, the interference persists even when the source s is dim enough to send only one photon at a time: if many runs are made and a photon count is kept f ...
... expect, but an alternation of bright and dark fringes. This effect is caused by the interference of the light coming out from both holes. Surprisingly, the interference persists even when the source s is dim enough to send only one photon at a time: if many runs are made and a photon count is kept f ...
in PPT
... Sinf(ρ) = -0.71 log2 .71 – 0.29 log2 .29 = 0.868 bits The eigenvalues of ρ are 0.242 and 0.758 and, therefore, the von Neumann entropy is: ...
... Sinf(ρ) = -0.71 log2 .71 – 0.29 log2 .29 = 0.868 bits The eigenvalues of ρ are 0.242 and 0.758 and, therefore, the von Neumann entropy is: ...
16 Effective quantum field theories
... electron and the Lamb shift). In renormalisation, the theory is defined by a limiting procedure. First the physics at distances shorter than some cut-off length is modified so that the calculations make sense. This involves giving up one or more of the cherished principles which led to local interac ...
... electron and the Lamb shift). In renormalisation, the theory is defined by a limiting procedure. First the physics at distances shorter than some cut-off length is modified so that the calculations make sense. This involves giving up one or more of the cherished principles which led to local interac ...
Chapter 6 Electronic Structure of Atoms
... • A consequence of describing electrons as waveforms is that it is mathematically impossible to simultaneously derive the position and momentum (mν) of an electron. • The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle: ...
... • A consequence of describing electrons as waveforms is that it is mathematically impossible to simultaneously derive the position and momentum (mν) of an electron. • The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle: ...
A Brief Review on Quantum Bit Commitment
... presented an argument in which, according to the laws of quantum physics, the participants in the protocol are only allowed to cheat with an arbitrarily small probability. Despite the initial optimism to achieve an unconditionally secure QBC protocol, Mayers [33] and independently Lo and Chau [29], ...
... presented an argument in which, according to the laws of quantum physics, the participants in the protocol are only allowed to cheat with an arbitrarily small probability. Despite the initial optimism to achieve an unconditionally secure QBC protocol, Mayers [33] and independently Lo and Chau [29], ...
What is Reality? New Scientist
... various neutrinos streaming through us from the sun and other sources. Others, though, do not seem to be part of everyday reality, including the top and bottom quarks and the heavy, electron-like tau particle. "On the face of it, they don't play a role," says Paul Davies of Arizona State University ...
... various neutrinos streaming through us from the sun and other sources. Others, though, do not seem to be part of everyday reality, including the top and bottom quarks and the heavy, electron-like tau particle. "On the face of it, they don't play a role," says Paul Davies of Arizona State University ...
Nonlinear quantum mechanics, the superposition principle, and the
... the same cannot be said about the branching in the many-worlds scenario. How do we experimentally verify that these other branches do indeed exist? As of today, we do not have an answer. Indeed, by the very nature of its construction, the various branches of the many-worlds Universe are not supposed ...
... the same cannot be said about the branching in the many-worlds scenario. How do we experimentally verify that these other branches do indeed exist? As of today, we do not have an answer. Indeed, by the very nature of its construction, the various branches of the many-worlds Universe are not supposed ...
Chapter 2: Atoms and Electrons
... years, quantum mechanics has been so successful that now it stands beside the classical laws as a valid description of nature. A special problem arises when students first encounter the theory of quantum mechanics.The problem is that quantum concepts are largely mathematical in nature and do not inv ...
... years, quantum mechanics has been so successful that now it stands beside the classical laws as a valid description of nature. A special problem arises when students first encounter the theory of quantum mechanics.The problem is that quantum concepts are largely mathematical in nature and do not inv ...