TY  - BOOK
AU  - Teo,Yong Siah
TI  - Introduction to quantum-state estimation
SN  - 9789814678841
U1  - 530.12 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Singapore :   
PB  - World Scientific, 
KW  - Quantum theory
KW  - Estimation theory
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Preliminaries of quantum-state estimation --
2. Informationally complete estimation --
3. Informationally incomplete estimation --
4. Practical aspects of state estimation --
5. Quasi-probability distributions
N2  - This book begins with background formalism in estimation theory to establish the necessary prerequisites. This basic understanding allows us to explore popular likelihood- and entropy-related estimation schemes that are suitable for an introductory survey on the subject. Discussions on practical aspects of quantum-state estimation ensue, with emphasis on the evaluation of tomographic performances for estimation schemes, experimental realizations of quantum measurements and detection of single-mode multi-photon sources. Finally, the concepts of phase-space distribution functions, which compatibly describe these multi-photon sources, are introduced to bridge the gap between discrete and continuous quantum degrees of freedom. This book is intended to serve as an instructive and self-contained medium for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students to grasp the basics of quantum-state estimation. Any reader with a solid foundation in quantum mechanics, linear algebra and calculus would be able to follow the book comfortably
ER  -