Bob Coecke, Aleks Kissinger

Picturing Quantum Processes

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Quantum phenomena are explained through the language of diagrams, setting out an innovative visual method of presenting complex scientific theories. Focusing on physical intuition over mathematical formalism, and packed with exercises, this unique book is accessible to students and researchers across scientific disciplines, from undergraduate to Ph.D. level.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 846
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 49mm
• Gewicht: 1762g
• ISBN-13: 9781107104228
• ISBN-10: 110710422X
• Artikelnr.: 47356159

Autorenporträt

Bob Coecke is Professor of Quantum Foundations, Logic and Structures at the University of Oxford, where he also heads the multi-disciplinary Quantum Group. His pioneering research stretches from categorical quantum mechanics to the compositional structure of natural language meaning, and recent interests include causality and cognitive architecture.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Guide to reading this textbook; 3. Processes as diagrams; 4. String diagrams; 5. Hilbert space from diagrams; 6. Quantum processes; 7. Quantum measurement; 8. Picturing classical-quantum processes; 9. Picturing phases and complementarity; 10. Quantum theory: the full picture; 11. Quantum foundations; 12. Quantum computation; 13. Quantum resources; 14. Quantomatic; Appendix A. Some notations; References; Index.

Rezensionen

'Picturing Quantum Processes is a lively and refreshing romp through the authors diagrammatic and categorical approach to quantum processes. I recommend this book with no lower age limit required!' Louis Kauffman, University of Illinois