Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia,
- One of the first comprehensive introductions to quantum causality
- In-depth description of concepts and methods
- Investigates quantum causality in theory and experiments
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Causality is central to understanding the mechanisms of nature: some event "A" is the cause of another event “B”. Surprisingly, causality does not follow this simple rule in quantum physics: due to to quantum superposition we might be led to believe that "A causes B” and that "B causes A”. This idea is not only important to the foundations of physics but also leads to practical advantages: a quantum circuit with such indefinite causality performs computationally better than one with definite causality. This thesis provides one of the first comprehensive introductions to quantum causality, and presents a number of advances. It provides an extension and generalization of a framework that enables us to study causality within quantum mechanics, thereby setting the stage for the rest of the work. This comprises: mathematical tools to define causality in terms of probabilities; computational tools to prove indefinite causality in an experiment; means to experimentally test particular causal structures; and finally an algorithm that detects the exact causal structure in an quantum experiment.
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Book Title: Rethinking Causality in Quantum Mechanics
Authors: Christina Giarmatzi
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31930-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31929-8Published: 04 November 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31932-8Published: 04 November 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-31930-4Published: 21 October 2019
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 157
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Quantum Physics, Quantum Computing, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics