Quantum-Classical Analogies

This is the first book on the subject of quantum-classical analogies. Although quantum and classical physics are founded on very different principles, similarities between quantum and classical phenomena are not uncommon. This fact was considered by physicists as a mere curiosity until, quite recent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dragoman, Daniela, Dragoman, Mircea (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
Series:The Frontiers Collection
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Analogies Between Ballistic Electrons and Electromagnetic Waves
  • 3 Electron/Electromagnetic Multiple Scattering and Localization
  • 4 Acoustic Analogies for Quantum Mechanics
  • 5 Optical Analogs for Multilevel Quantum Systems
  • 6 Particle Optics
  • 7 Quantum/Classical Nonlinear Phenomena
  • 8 Quantum/Classical Phase Space Analogies
  • 9 Analogies Between Quantum and Classical Computing
  • 10 Other Quantum/Classical Analogies
  • References