This book emphasizes the experimental aspects of the author's own laboratory. Instead of merely presenting a dry collection of knowledge, the author unfolds to the reader his vivid experiences of enthusiasm, sheer pleasure, and yet frustrations in the course of his own research. In this way, the book aims to arouse the reader's curiosity in the strange behaviours of electrons in the microscopic world, which differ significantly from our common sense and daily experiences of the macroscopic world. The fields of physics explored in the book are quantum mechanics, superconductivity, electron microscopy, holography, magnetism and unified theory - areas of the author's study using electron waves.
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A masterpiece of scientific writing describing beautiful experiments,
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This is a wonderful book clearly describing beautiful experiments. This masterpiece of scientific writing describes fundamental phenomena in quantum mechanics, while avoiding technical jargon.
In the process of developing holography electron microscope technology, Dr. Tonomura's group has successfully visualized a number of striking quantum phenomena. The "double-slit experiment with electrons" is a classic experiment described now even in first year physics textbooks. The definite proof of the Aharonov-Bohm effect is also clearly described in this enjoyable book. Moreover, the visualization of the spatio-temporal dynamics of vortices in superconductors is also presented with clarity and sufficient details. These are all experiments pioneered in the author's laboratory. The over-arching theme of the author, and this book, is the ability to actually see the quantum phenomena occurring at the nanoscale. This abaility is allowing an unprecedented level of understanding of quantum phenomena. Readers will be delighted with this book. It is a gem. The illustrations are illuminating and beautiful (enjoyed even by my very young daughter). This is a strongly recommended book for anyone interested in quantum mechanics.
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interference electron microscopy, tiny horseshoe magnets, conventional interference micrograph, superconducting state breaks, superconducting niobium film, electron biprism, electron hologram, coherent electron beam, niobium layers, force leaking, inner surface layer, electron plane wave, supercurrent flows, magnetic flux quantization, interference micrographs, electron holography, two electron waves, magnetic flux enclosed, magnetic lines, magnetic flux trapped, electrotonic state, hologram plane, imaginary wave, conjugate image, toroidal magnet Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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interference electron microscopy, tiny horseshoe magnets, conventional interference micrograph, superconducting state breaks, superconducting niobium film, electron biprism, electron hologram, coherent electron beam, niobium layers, force leaking, inner surface layer, electron plane wave, supercurrent flows, magnetic flux quantization, interference micrographs, electron holography, two electron waves, magnetic flux enclosed, magnetic lines, magnetic flux trapped, electrotonic state, hologram plane, imaginary wave, conjugate image, toroidal magnet Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Great Britain, Hanbury Brown-Twiss, United States, Kamerlingh Onnes, Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, Physical Review Letters, Bristol University, Royal Institution New!
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- The Quantum Theory of Light (Oxford Science Publications) by Rodney Loudon on page 57
- Quantum Mechanics by S. I. Tomonaga on page 46
- Quantum Coherence and Decoherence by K. Fujikawa on page 101
- The Electromagnetic Field (Dover Books on Physics) by Albert Shadowitz on page 71
- The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Commemorative Issue, Three Volume Set by Richard P. Feynman on page 46
- Collective Electrodynamics: Quantum Foundations of Electromagnetism by Carver A. Mead in Back Matter
- A Century of Nature: Twenty-One Discoveries that Changed Science and the World by Laura Garwin on page 30
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