Another set of Quantum Optics notes, dealing with entanglement, superposition, EPR paradoxes, and quantum cryptography. A whole bunch of really weird stuff...
- Lecture 11: Superposition and entanglement.
- Lecture 12: EPR "paradox," introduction to Local Hidden Variables.
- Lecture 13: Local Hidden Variable theories, Bell's Theorem/ Bell's Inequalities.
- Lecture 14: Bell's Inequality experiments.
- Lecture 15: Cryptography, quantum key distribution.
Also, don't forget to suggest people to fill the Teddy Roosevelt spot on the Mount Rushmore of Science...
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