Bananaworld
Quantum Mechanics for Primates
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 11 February 2016
- ISBN 9780198718536
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages288 pages
- Size 247x177x21 mm
- Weight 722 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 24 b/w illustrations 0
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Short description:
Information theory is essentially about correlations, and the novel approach of Bananaworld is to get at what's counterintuitive about quantum information by considering correlations between normally mundane experiences that every reader can relate to.
MoreLong description:
What on earth do bananas have to do with quantum mechanics?
From a modern perspective, quantum mechanics is about strangely counterintuitive correlations between separated systems, which can be exploited in feats like quantum teleportation, unbreakable cryptographic schemes, and computers with enormously enhanced computing power. Schro?dinger coined the term "entanglement" to describe these bizarre correlations. Bananaworld - an imaginary island with "entangled" bananas - brings to life the fascinating discoveries of the new field of quantum information without the mathematical machinery of quantum mechanics. The connection with quantum correlations is fully explained in sections written for the non-physicist reader with a serious interest in understanding the mysteries of the quantum world. The result is a subversive but entertaining book that is accessible and interesting to a wide range of readers, with the novel thesis that quantum mechanics is about the structure of information. What we have discovered is that the possibilities for representing, manipulating, and communicating information are very different than we thought.
Ultimately, a physicist's universe is mathematical: you can't get at it through intuition alone ... It is a theme repeated in the extraordinary Bananaworld, in which Jeffrey Bub employs an innovative way of explaining the intricacies of quantum physics. ... Bananaworld should be mandatory reading for anyone studying or working in quantum or theoretical physics.
Table of Contents:
Nobody Understands Quantum Mechanics
Qubits
Bananaworld
Really Random
Quantum Magic
Quantum Secrets
Quantum Feats
The Big Picture
Why the Quantum?
Making Sense of It All
