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Our Changing Views of Photons

2020-09-11
Our Changing Views of Photons

Author: Bruce W. Shore

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780192607645

Category: Science

Page: 400

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Advances in technology often rely on a world of photons as the basic units of light. Increasingly one reads of photons as essential to enterprises in Photonics and Quantum Technology, with career and investment opportunities. Notions of photons have evolved from the energy-packet crowds of Planck and Einstein, the later field modes of Dirac, the seeming conflict of wave and particle photons, to the ubiquitous laser photons of today. Readers who take interest in contemporary technology will benefit from learning what photons are now considered to be, and how our views of photons have changed — in learning about the various operational definitions that have been used for photons and their association with a variety of quantum-state manipulations that include Quantum Information, astronomical sources and crowds of photons, the boxed fields of Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics and single photons on demand, the photons of Feynman and Glauber, and the photon constituents of the Standard Model of Particle Physics. The narrative points to contemporary photons as causers of change to atoms, as carriers of messages, and as subject to controllable creation and alteration — a considerable diversity of photons, not just one kind. Our Changing Views of Photons: A Tutorial Memoir presents those general topics as a memoir of the author's involvement with physics and the photons of theoretical Quantum Optics, written conversationally for readers with no assumed prior exposure to science. It offers lay readers a glimpse of scientific discovery — of how ideas become practical, as a small scientific community reconsiders its assumptions and offers the theoretical ideas that are then developed, revised, and adopted into technology for daily use. For readers who want a more detailed understanding of the theory, three substantial appendices provide tutorials that, assuming no prior familiarity, proceed from a very elementary start to basics of discrete states and abstract vector spaces; Lie groups; notions of quantum theory and the Schrödinger equation for quantum-state manipulation; Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism, with wave modes that become photons, possibly exhibiting quantum entanglement; and the coupling of atoms and fields to create quasiparticles. The appendices can be seen as a companion to traditional textbooks on Quantum Optics.

Our Changing Views of Photons

2020-09-11
Our Changing Views of Photons

Author: Bruce W. Shore

Publisher: Oxford University Press

ISBN: 9780192607652

Category: Science

Page: 399

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Advances in technology often rely on a world of photons as the basic units of light. Increasingly one reads of photons as essential to enterprises in Photonics and Quantum Technology, with career and investment opportunities. Notions of photons have evolved from the energy-packet crowds of Planck and Einstein, the later field modes of Dirac, the seeming conflict of wave and particle photons, to the ubiquitous laser photons of today. Readers who take interest in contemporary technology will benefit from learning what photons are now considered to be, and how our views of photons have changed — in learning about the various operational definitions that have been used for photons and their association with a variety of quantum-state manipulations that include Quantum Information, astronomical sources and crowds of photons, the boxed fields of Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics and single photons on demand, the photons of Feynman and Glauber, and the photon constituents of the Standard Model of Particle Physics. The narrative points to contemporary photons as causers of change to atoms, as carriers of messages, and as subject to controllable creation and alteration — a considerable diversity of photons, not just one kind. Our Changing Views of Photons: A Tutorial Memoir presents those general topics as a memoir of the author's involvement with physics and the photons of theoretical Quantum Optics, written conversationally for readers with no assumed prior exposure to science. It offers lay readers a glimpse of scientific discovery — of how ideas become practical, as a small scientific community reconsiders its assumptions and offers the theoretical ideas that are then developed, revised, and adopted into technology for daily use. For readers who want a more detailed understanding of the theory, three substantial appendices provide tutorials that, assuming no prior familiarity, proceed from a very elementary start to basics of discrete states and abstract vector spaces; Lie groups; notions of quantum theory and the Schrödinger equation for quantum-state manipulation; Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism, with wave modes that become photons, possibly exhibiting quantum entanglement; and the coupling of atoms and fields to create quasiparticles. The appendices can be seen as a companion to traditional textbooks on Quantum Optics.

Ancient Light

1991
Ancient Light

Author: Alan P. Lightman

Publisher:

ISBN: UOM:39015021893543

Category: Astronomers

Page: 206

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Tells the story of cosmology, including its history, the theories and the evidence, the new discoveries, the outstanding questions and controversies.

Virtual Reality

1992-08-15
Virtual Reality

Author: Howard Rheingold

Publisher:

ISBN: UOM:39076001877005

Category: Computers

Page: 420

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Discusses a new interactive computer technology that creates the illusion of being immersed in an artificial world that exists only in the computer, and examines the remarkable future implications of virtual reality technology

Australian Astronomers

1996
Australian Astronomers

Author: R. S. Bhathal

Publisher:

ISBN: UOM:39015038134071

Category: Astronomers

Page: 252

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Exploring the careers of some of Australia's best-known astronomers, this collection of interviews is a celebration of our curiosity about the universe. Through their own words, 18 leading scientists including Bart Bok, John Bolton, Chris Christiansen, Hanbury Brown, Bernard Mills and Paul Wild among others, reveal their own perceptions of their work at the moving frontiers of astronomy and allow us to glimpse the dedication and commitment that has produced their notable achievements. Their research has yielded new interpretations, discoveries and inventions of international significance, expanding our knowledge of the mysterious universe we live in.

Light and Color in Nature and Art

1983-03-08
Light and Color in Nature and Art

Author: Samuel J. Williamson

Publisher:

ISBN: STANFORD:36105003838161

Category: Science

Page: 536

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An introduction to the science of light and color and its applications to photography, art, natural phenomena, and other related areas. Explains the origin of phenomena commonly encountered in nature and art, emphasizing the physical aspects but also touching on aspects of physiology and psychology that directly influence how visual images are perceived. Covers the effect of mixing color, the notion of color spaces, how atoms and molecules affect light, how light can be measured, the effect of using a lens, and many other topics. Requires little or no mathematical background. Includes questions and references for further reading.

Prairie View Summer Science Academy

1994
Prairie View Summer Science Academy

Author: John F. Krizmanic

Publisher: American Institute of Physics

ISBN: UOM:39015032915541

Category: Science

Page: 136

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This text contains lectures on the basics of high energy physics by prominent researchers and theorists collaborating with historically black colleges to build their research infrastructure while increasing minority contributions to scientific research.