Course Identification

Quantum Measurements and Open Systems
20152232

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Prof. Gershon Kurizki
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Course Schedule and Location

2015
Second Semester
Sunday, 16:15 - 18:30, WSoS, Rm B
15/03/2015

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; 2.00 points
Physical Sciences: Elective; 2.00 points

Comments

*Date of submitting the final assignment: 31/8/2015
The grades for the course will be composed of 2 exercises and a written discussion.

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

No

Language of Instruction

English

Registration by

05/04/2015

Attendance and participation

Expected and Recommended

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

30%
70%

Evaluation Type

Final assignment

Scheduled date 1

31/08/2015
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Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

3

Syllabus

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Learning Outcomes

[1] Single system: Uncertainty Relations and Statistics
a. Uncertainty relations and quantum measurements
b. Statistical interpretations: Von Neumann's formulation
c. Quantum field effects: Electromagnetic field quantization, states and measurements

[2] Composite systems: System-detector entanglement and complementarity
a. Composite systems: non-separability and entanglement
b. Quantum eraser and basis selection
c. Complementarity without Heisenberg uncertainty

[3] Two-System Entanglement and Nonlocality
a. Entanglement and Bell's inequality violation
b. Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen (EPR) paradox
c. Teleportation of continuous variables

[4] Open Systems: Decoherence and Measurement
a. Quantum measurements as decoherence
b. Markovian decoherence dynamics by master equations

[5] Short-time Non-Markovian Decoherence
a. Non-Markovian dynamics
b. Quantum Zeno effects

[6] Decoherence as Loss of Reversibility
a. Decoherence and reversibility: Quantum Zeno and anti-Zeno effects
b. Thermodynamics and reversibility
c. Projection operator master equations

[7] Protection from Decoherence
a. Decoherence free subspaces
b. Dynamical control of decoherence

Reading List

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

[1] Explain the fundamental concepts of open quantum systems, such as entanglement, measurement theory and system-bath interaction.

[2] Analyze different de-coherence mechanisms in several experimental systems.

[3] Evaluate the Quantumness of several phenomena, such as teleportation, interaction-free measurement and coherent control of quantum thermodynamics.

[4] Formulate their own research topics using concepts and methods learnt.

Website

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