Books received
Quantum Information and Computing by L Accardi, M Ohya and N Watanabe (eds), World Scientific. Hardback ISBN 9812566147 £56 ($98).
This book emphasizes the multidisciplinary aspects of this active new research, which requires the combined efforts of experimental and theoretical physicists, mathematicians and engineers. Researchers in quantum physics and theoretical physics will find this volume useful.
From Micro to Macro Quantum Systems: A Unified Formalism with Superselection Rules and its Applications by K Kong Wan, Imperial College Press. Hardback ISBN 1860946259 £56 ($98).
This book presents a flexible and unified theory for physical systems, from micro and macro quantum to classical, by incorporating superselection rules and maximal symmetric operators into the theory. The resulting theory applies to classical, microscopic quantum and non-orthodox mixed quantum systems, for example macroscopic quantum systems. The book also covers topics such as the asymptotic treatment of quantum-state preparation and quantum measurement, local observables and local values, Schrödinger's cat states in superconducting systems, and a path-space formulation of quantum mechanics.
High Magnetic Fields: Science and Technology (vol. 3) by Fritz Herlach and Noboru Miura (eds), World Scientific. Hardback ISBN 9810249667, £41 ($55).
This is the last volume in a series that comprehensively reviews experiments in very strong magnetic fields that can only be generated with special magnets. This book reviews the areas of research in which strong magnetic fields are an essential research tool. Scientists and students performing experiments with high magnetic fields and magnet designers will find this book useful.