| 000 -LEADER |
|---|
| fixed length control field |
nam a22 7a 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
|---|
| fixed length control field |
190206b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
|---|
| International Standard Book Number |
9780198817840 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
|---|
| Classification number |
530.12 |
| Item number |
BUB |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
|---|
| Personal name |
Bub, Jeffrey |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
|---|
| Title |
Bananaworld : quantum mechanics for primates |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
|---|
| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Oxford : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Oxford University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2018. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| Extent |
xiii, 273 p. : |
| Other physical details |
ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE |
|---|
| Price type code |
GBP |
| Price amount |
14.99 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
|---|
| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
|---|
| Summary, etc |
What on earth do bananas have to do with quantum mechanics?
From a modern perspective, quantum mechanics is about strangely counterintuitive correlations between separated systems, which can be exploited in feats like quantum teleportation, unbreakable cryptographic schemes, and computers with enormously enhanced computing power. Schro?dinger coined the term "entanglement" to describe these bizarre correlations. Bananaworld - an imaginary island with "entangled" bananas - brings to life the fascinating discoveries of the new field of quantum information without the mathematical machinery of quantum mechanics. The connection with quantum correlations is fully explained in sections written for the non-physicist reader with a serious interest in understanding the mysteries of the quantum world. The result is a subversive but entertaining book that is accessible and interesting to a wide range of readers, with the novel thesis that quantum mechanics is about the structure of information. What we have discovered is that the possibilities for representing, manipulating, and communicating information are very different than we thought. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
|---|
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Information theory |
|
|---|
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Quantum theory |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
|---|
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
|
| Item type |
Books |