Picturing Quantum Processes: A First Course in Quantum Theory and Diagrammatic Reasoning (Hardcover)

The unique features of the quantum world are explained in this book through the language of diagrams, setting out an innovative visual method for presenting complex theories. Requiring only basic mathematical literacy, this book employs a unique formalism that builds an intuitive understanding of quantum features while eliminating the need for complex calculations. This entirely diagrammatic presentation of quantum theory represents the culmination of ten years of research, uniting classical techniques in linear algebra and Hilbert spaces with cutting-edge developments in quantum computation and foundations. Written in an entertaining and user-friendly style and including more than one hundred exercises, this book is an ideal first course in quantum theory, foundations, and computation for students from undergraduate to PhD level, as well as an opportunity for researchers from a broad range of fields, from physics to biology, linguistics, and cognitive science, to discover a new set of tools for studying processes and interaction.

本書通過圖表的語言解釋了量子世界的獨特特徵，提出了一種創新的視覺方法來呈現複雜的理論。本書只需要基本的數學素養，採用了一種獨特的形式主義，建立了對量子特性的直觀理解，同時消除了複雜計算的需求。這種完全圖解的量子理論呈現是十年研究的結晶，將線性代數和希爾伯特空間的經典技術與量子計算和基礎研究的最新發展相結合。本書以娛樂和用戶友好的風格撰寫，包含100多個練習題，是本科到博士級別的學生學習量子理論、基礎和計算的理想首選課程，同時也是從物理學到生物學、語言學和認知科學等各個領域的研究人員發現一套新工具來研究過程和互動的機會。