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Author Kurizki, G. (Gershon), author.

Title The quantum matrix : Henry Bar's perilous struggle for quantum coherence / Gershon Kurizki and Goren Gordon ; illustrated by Etzion Goel
Edition First edition
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Contents Part I: Basic Concepts -- What is Quantumness? -- What is a Quantum Superposition? -- What is Quantum Interference? -- What are Quantum Measurements? -- What is Quantum Uncertainty? -- What is Time-Energy Uncertainty? -- Part II: Quantum Entanglement and Open Quantum Systems -- What is Quantum Entanglement? -- Entanglement, Decoherence and Which-Path Information -- What is the Environment of Quantum Systems? -- Can Quantum Measurements Prevent Change? -- Can Quantum Measurements Control Temperature? -- Can Dephasing be Controlled? -- Part III: Quantum Complex Systems and Technologies -- What is Quantum Tunneling? -- What is Quantum Teleportation? -- The Dawn of Quantum Information
Summary In this book, Henry Bar, physicist and the first quantum superhero, guides the reader through the amazing quantum world. His hair-raising adventures in his perilous struggle for quantum coherence are graphically depicted by comics and thoroughly explained to the lay reader. Behind each adventure lies a key concept in quantum physics
Notes Includes index
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 26, 2020)
Subject Quantum theory -- Popular works
Quantum theory -- Comic books, strips, etc
Quantum theory
Genre/Form Comics (Graphic works)
Popular works
Comics (Graphic works)
Bandes dessinées.
Form Electronic book
Author Gordon, Goren, author.
Goel, Etzion, illustrator.
ISBN 9780191091360
0191091367
9780191829512
019182951X