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801490 VO Molecular quantum optics (2004W)

Experimental and theoretical aspects of molecular quantum optics

0.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), UG02 SPL 26 - Physik

Vorbesprechung: Mo 4.10.2004, 15.00 Uhr, 2. Stock, Kleiner Hörsaal, Inst. f. Experimentalphysik,
Beginn: Mo 13.15-14.45, Zi 55, 1. Stock, Institut für Experimentalphysik

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Language: German

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ECTS-points: 5
The Quantum-Classical Transition
o Is classical Physics finally more difficult to understand than quantum physics?
* Quantum theory of open systems: A playground for theorists
o density matrices
o Master equation
o Lindlbad-Operatores
o Wigner functions
o Dekoherence versus dissipation
o Which observables are robust? (Pointer states)
o Simple model systems: How do quanta couple to their environment?
o What is the relation between complementarity,
perturbation (Heisenberg microscope) and entanglement?
* Experiments on decoherence: Can you observe Schrödinger's cat dye?
o atom inteferometers
o cavity QED
o ionen traps
o kaons
o electron interferometry in semiconductors and close to surfaces
o What has all that to do with quantum computers?
* speculative theories
o Can the Schrödinger equation be extended to include the collapse
of the wave function ?
o Can gravity be made responsable for the loss of quantum properties ?
o Is there quantum superposition in biological systems?
o What about many worlds?

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PD250,310; P251c

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