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1 online resource (xv, 540 pages) : illustrations |
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Texts and monographs in physics |
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Texts and monographs in physics.
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The Degenerate Parametric OscillatorI: Squeezed States -- The Degenerate Parametric OscillatorII: Phase-Space Analysisinthe Small-Noise Limit -- The PositiveP Representation -- The Degenerate Parametric OscillatorIII: Phase-Space Analysis Outside the Small-Noise Limit -- Cavity QED I: Simple Calculations -- Many Atoms in a Cavity: Macroscopic Theory -- Many Atoms in a Cavity II: Quantum Fluctuations in the Small-Noise Limit -- Cavity QED II: Quantum Fluctuations -- Quantum Trajectories I: Background and Interpretation -- Quantum Trajectories II: The Degenerate Parametric Oscillator -- Quantum Trajectories III: More Examples |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Quantum optics -- Statistical methods
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Quantum optics -- Industrial applications
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Quantum optics -- Industrial applications.
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Quantum optics -- Statistical methods.
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Physique.
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Quantum optics -- Industrial applications
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Quantum optics -- Statistical methods
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783540713203 |
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3540713204 |
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9783540713197 |
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3540713190 |
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