ENSEMBLE VERSUS INDIVIDUAL-SYSTEM IN QUANTUM OPTICS

Authors
HEGERFELDT GC
Citation
Gc. Hegerfeldt, ENSEMBLE VERSUS INDIVIDUAL-SYSTEM IN QUANTUM OPTICS, Fortschritte der Physik (Berlin. Wiley-VCH), 46(6-8), 1998, pp. 595-604
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Fortschritte der Physik (Berlin. Wiley-VCH) → ACNP
ISSN journal
00158208
Volume
46
Issue
6-8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
595 - 604
Database
ISI
SICI code
0015-8208(1998)46:6-8<595:EVIIQO>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Modem techniques allow experiments on a single atom or system, with ne w phenomena and new challenges for the theoretician. We discuss what q uantum mechanics has to say about a single system. The quantum jump ap proach as well as the role of quantum trajectories are outlined and a rather sophisticated example is given.