August 2015
Beginner
270 pages
8h 21m
English
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List of Figures
1.1 Three approaches to the quantum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.2 Two-slit interference with light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3 Two-slit experiment with quantum particles. . . . . . . . . . 8
1.4 Visualizing a classical bit, a fuzzy bit and a quantum bit. . 8
1.5 Computational power: quantum vs classical. . . . . . . . . . 10
2.1 (a) The Stern–Gerlach Setup. (b) The inhomogeneous mag-
netic field between asymmetric pole pieces. . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.2 The Stern Gerlach experiment: (a) The classically expected
result. (b) What was actually observed. . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.3 The SG
z
filters (the paths of the beams are ...
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