Thursday, April 13, 2023

My favorite books on quantum physics

 Because of my interest in quantum computing, here are my favorite books on quantum physics. Of course, I am very much indebted to Olivia Lanes, but I also added some of my own.



Quantum Entanglement by Jed Brody.

The most modern of the list, a PDF is easily found on the web, and the book is free on Audible! It is published in the MIT press essential knowledge series, which is always very good.





Fun read. Superheroes take on quantum physics.










With characters are Enshteinish and Schrodinger Cat.










Quantum Physics - what everyone needs to know.

Serious and very clear. In 2015, has a chapter on quantum computing and what such quantum computers would do if they ever exist. Now they do!!











A popular explanation from Cambridge - technical enough. But if you are interested in quantum computing, light reading does not suffice.






Finally, a textbook for students, with formulas and exercises.









The best (others are also good)

https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Computation-Information-10th-Anniversary/dp/1107002176











How to talk about quantum computing to your teenager

https://www.quora.com/What-is-an-intuitive-explanation-of-quantum-computing

2 comments:

dennett said...

Try Tim Maudlin Philosophy of Physics: Quantum Theory (Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy, 33) https://a.co/d/2wUVuur

Mark Kerzner said...

Thank you, I also found another good book, Michael Nielsen, Isaak Chuang
https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Computation-Information-10th-Anniversary/dp/1107002176.