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Quantum Steampunk : The Physics of Yesterday's Tomorrow by Nicole Yunger Halpern (2022, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press

ISBN-101421443724

ISBN-139781421443720

eBay Product ID (ePID)20050383833

Product Key Features

Book TitleQuantum Steampunk : the Physics of Yesterday's Tomorrow

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPhysics / Quantum Theory, Physics / General, Mechanics / Thermodynamics

Publication Year2022

IllustratorYes

GenreScience

AuthorNicole Yunger Halpern

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight21.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-028550

Reviews[Yunger Halpern] reimagines 19th-century thermodynamics through a modern, quantum lens, playing with the aesthetics of the 1800s through trains, dirigibles and horseless carriages. It is a physics book, but one that is as likely to attract readers of science fiction as those of popular science.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal530.12

Table Of ContentPreface. Once upon a time in physics Chapter 1. Information theory: Of passwords and probabilities Chapter 2. Quantum physics: Everything at once, or, one thing at a time? Chapter 3. Quantum computation: Everything at once Chapter 4. Thermodynamics: "May I drive?" Chapter 5. A fine merger: Thermodynamics, information theory, and quantum physics Chapter 6. The physics of yesterday's tomorrow: The landscape of quantum steampunk Chapter 7. Pedal to the metal: Quantum thermal machines Chapter 8. Tick tock: Quantum clocks Chapter 9. Unsteady as she goes: Fluctuation relations Chapter 10. Entropy, energy, and a tiny possibility: One-shot thermodynamics Chapter 11. Resource theories: A ha'penny of a quantum state Chapter 12. The unseen kingdom: When quantum observables don't cooperate Chapter 13. All over the map: Rounding out our tour Chapter 14. Stepping off the map: Quantum steampunk crosses borders Epilogue. Where to next? The future of quantum steampunk Acknowledgements Glossary

SynopsisThe Industrial Revolution meets the quantum-technology revolution! A steampunk adventure guide to how mind-blowing quantum physics is transforming our understanding of information and energy. Victorian era steam engines and particle physics may seem worlds (as well as centuries) apart, yet a new branch of science, quantum thermodynamics, reenvisions the scientific underpinnings of the Industrial Revolution through the lens of today's roaring quantum information revolution. Classical thermodynamics, understood as the study of engines, energy, and efficiency, needs reimagining to take advantage of quantum mechanics, the basic framework that explores the nature of reality by peering at minute matters, down to the momentum of a single particle. In her exciting new book, intrepid Harvard physicist Dr. Nicole Yunger Halpern introduces these concepts to the uninitiated with what she calls "quantum steampunk," after the fantastical genre that pairs futuristic technologies with Victorian sensibilities. While readers follow the adventures of a rag-tag steampunk crew on trains, dirigibles, and automobiles, they explore questions such as, "Can quantum physics revolutionize engines?" and "What deeper secrets can quantum information reveal about the trajectory of time?" Yunger Halpern also describes her own adventures in the quantum universe and provides an insider's look at the work of the scientists obsessed with its technological promise. Moving from fundamental physics to cutting-edge experimental applications, Quantum Steampunk explores the field's aesthetic, shares its whimsy, and gazes into the potential of a quantum future. The result is a blast for fans of science, science fiction, and fantasy., The Industrial Revolution meets the quantum-technology revolution! A steampunk adventure guide to how mind-blowing quantum physics is transforming our understanding of information and energy. Winner of the PROSE Award for Best Book in Popular Science and Popular Mathematics by the Association of American Publishers, Shortlisted for the Phi Beta Award in Science by the Phi Beta Kappa Society Victorian era steam engines and particle physics may seem worlds (as well as centuries) apart, yet a new branch of science, quantum thermodynamics, reenvisions the scientific underpinnings of the Industrial Revolution through the lens of today's roaring quantum information revolution. Classical thermodynamics, understood as the study of engines, energy, and efficiency, needs reimagining to take advantage of quantum mechanics, the basic framework that explores the nature of reality by peering at minute matters, down to the momentum of a single particle. In her exciting new book, intrepid Harvard-trained physicist Dr. Nicole Yunger Halpern introduces these concepts to the uninitiated with what she calls "quantum steampunk," after the fantastical genre that pairs futuristic technologies with Victorian sensibilities. While readers follow the adventures of a rag-tag steampunk crew on trains, dirigibles, and automobiles, they explore questions such as, "Can quantum physics revolutionize engines?" and "What deeper secrets can quantum information reveal about the trajectory of time?" Yunger Halpern also describes her own adventures in the quantum universe and provides an insider's look at the work of the scientists obsessed with its technological promise. Moving from fundamental physics to cutting-edge experimental applications, Quantum Steampunk explores the field's aesthetic, shares its whimsy, and gazes into the potential of a quantum future. The result is a blast for fans of science, science fiction, and fantasy.

LC Classification NumberQC174.12.Y86 2022