Quantum Physics: A First Encounter

• Presentation of Quantum Physics through recent experiments, without mathematics.
• Written for a broad scientific and general audience.
• Unique, up-to-date account of Quantum Physics, well-written, in a lively style.
• Includes modern topics like cryptography, entanglement, teleportation.

Readership: A broad scientific and general audience. Also university and high school teachers involved in explaining quantum physics at a general level.

Valerio Scarani, Department of Physics, University of Geneva

"Overall though, for a quick (100pp) introduction to some of the more esoteric aspects of Quantum Physics for someone without any prior knowledge of physics training, the book is superb." - J.Garibaldi, Journal of the Operational Research Society (2007) 58

0: Preface
1.Quantum Interferences
1: The Heart of the Matter
2: Taking a Closer Look
3: Dimensions and Borderlines
4: Authority Ruled Down
5: A Nice Idea
2. Quantum Correlations
6: Indistinguisability at a Distance
7: On the Origin of Correlations
8: Paris, Innsbruck, Geneva
9: Roads for an Explanantion
Epilogue