Quantum Coherence From Quarks to Solids /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pötz, Walter (Editor), Hohenester, Ulrich (Editor), Fabian, Jaroslav (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 689
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum physics.; Phase transformations (Statistical physics).; Condensed materials.; Condensed matter.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Condensed Matter Physics.; Quantum Physics.; Quantum Gases and Condensates.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.

Quantum coherence is a phenomenon that plays a crucial role in various forms of matter. The thriving field of quantum information, as well as unconventional approaches to use mesoscopic systems in future optoelectronic devices, provide the exciting background for this set of lectures. The lectures o...