edited by Sachio Ishioka (Advanced Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd, Japan) & Kazuo Fujikawa (Nihon University, Japan)

Table of Contents (171k)
Preface (73k)
Chapter 1: Albert Einstein: Opportunity and Perception (526k)

The goal of the 8th International Symposium on Foundations of Quantum Mechanics in the Light of New Technology was to link recent advances in technology with fundamental problems and issues in quantum mechanics with an emphasis on quantum coherence, decoherence, and geometrical phase.

The papers collected in this volume cover a wide range of quantum physics, including quantum information and entanglement, quantum computing, quantum-dot systems, the anomalous Hall effect and the spin-Hall effect, spin related phenomena, superconductivity in nano-systems, precise measurements, and fundamental problems. The volume serves both as an excellent reference for experts and a useful introduction for newcomers to the field of quantum coherence and decoherence.

• Quantum Optics with Single Atoms and Photons (H J Kimble)
• Decoherence of a Josephson Junction Flux Qubit (Y Nakamura et al.)
• Tunable Tunnel and Exchange Couplings in Double Quantum Dots (S Tarucha et al.)
• Geometry and the Anomalous Hall Effect in Ferromagnets (N P Ong & W-L Lee)
• Theory of Spin Transfer Phenomena in Magnetic Metals and Semiconductors (A S Núñez & A H MacDonald)
• Nonlinear Quantum Effects in Nanosuperconductors (C Carballeira et al.)
• Carbon Nanotubes and Unique Transport Properties: Importance of Symmetry and Channel Number (T Ando)
• Transport Properties in Low Dimensional Artificial Lattice of Gold Nano-Particles (S Saito et al.)
• Quantum Phenomena Visualized Using Electron Waves (A Tonomura)
• Self-Trapping of Bose–Einstein Condensates by Oscillating Interactions (H Saito & M Ueda)