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The Second Quantum Revolution

From Entanglement to Quantum Computing and Other Super-Technologies

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. Lars Jaeger

    1. Baar, Switzerland

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  • Provides an accessible and entertaining read about to the awe-inspiring developments and possibilities of the latest quantum technologies (“Quantum 2.0”)
  • Written by an expert on quantum physics for non-experts
  • Introduces the inevitable philosophical and societal questions of quantum physics that physicists usually sweep under the carpet

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Quantum 2.0—The Second Technological Revolution Arising from the Quantum World

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Mighty Power: How a Theory of the Microcosm Changed Our World

      • Lars Jaeger
      Pages 3-13

    3. There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom: A New Generation of Quantum Technologies

      • Lars Jaeger
      Pages 15-25

    4. Technology on the Smallest Scales: The Possibilities of Nanotechnology

      • Lars Jaeger
      Pages 27-38

    5. Incredibly Fast: From the Digital to the Quantum Computer

      • Lars Jaeger
      Pages 39-53

  5. Cutting Across Philosophical, Aesthetic, and Spiritual Frames of Thought

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
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    2. The Path Towards Substancelessness: Breaking with 2,600 Years of Philosophical Thought

      • Lars Jaeger
      Pages 175-182
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About this book

This book tells the story of the second quantum revolution which will shape the 21st century as much as the first quantum revolution shaped the 20th century. It provides unique orientation in today's discussion and the latest progress on the interpretation of quantum physics and its further technological potential. 

As you read this book the first prototypes of this revolution are being built in laboratories worldwide. Super-technologies such as nanotechnology, quantum computers, quantum information processing, and others will soon shape our daily lives, even if physicists themselves continue to disagree on how to interpret the central theory of modern physics. The book will thus also touch on the profound philosophical questions at the heart of quantum mechanics.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Baar, Switzerland

    Lars Jaeger

About the author

Dr. Lars Jaeger, 48, studied physics, mathematics, philosophy, and history and spent several years in theoretical physics research in the area of quantum field theory and chaos theory. He is author of numerous books on popular science, writes his own blogs, and appears frequently in the media on questions of science and technology. As an impetuous lateral thinker he founded two companies that use mathematical methods to model global capital markets.

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