Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling by Shin Takagi (Hardcover, 2002) Cambridge

Macroscopic Quantum TunnelingAuthor(s): Shin Takagi\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521800020, 978-0521800020\nSynopsis\nMacroscopic quantum phenomena are particularly important when considering the problem of Schrdinger's cat. This book contains a coherent and self-contained account of such phenomena, focusing on the central role played by macroscopic quantum tunneling. Beginning with an explanation of the nature and significance of the cat problem, Shin Takagi introduces the concept of macroscopic quantum tunneling. He deals with typical examples in detail, elucidating how quantum mechanical coherence may be lost (so-called 'decoherence') or how it may be maintained despite the effects of environment and measurement processes. Recent experimental and theoretical advances are discussed, and the remaining problems described. The final chapter describes an experiment to decide between quantum m.