Statistical Methods in Quantum Optics 2: Non-Classical Fields

di Howard J. Carmichael (Autore)

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, 2010

Statistical Methods in Quantum Optics 2 - Non-Classical Fields continues the development of the methods used in quantum optics to treat open quantum systems and their fluctuations. Its early chapters build upon the phase-space methods introduced in the first volume Statistical Methods in Quantum Optics 1 - Matter Equations and Fokker-Planck Equations: the difficulties these methods face in treating non-classical light are exposed, where the regime of large fluctuations – failure of the system size expansion – is shown to be particularly problematic. Cavity QED is adopted as a natural vehicle for extending quantum noise theory into this regime. In response to the issues raised, the theory of quantum trajectories is presented as a universal approach to the treatment of fluctuations in open quantum systems. This book presents its material at a level suitable for beginning researchers or students in an advanced course in quantum optics, or a course in quantum mechanics or statistical physics that deals with open quantum systems. The text is complemented by exercises and interspersed notes that point the reader to side issues or a deeper exploration of the material presented.

• Autore: Howard J. Carmichael
• Editore: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
• Collana: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
• Anno: 2010
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 542 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9783642090417

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