TY - BOOK AU - Serafini, Alessio TI - Quantum continuous variables: a primer of theoretical methods SN - 9780367845032 U1 - 006.3843 PY - 2017/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Quantum computing N2 - "This book introduces the reader to the vast area of research focusing on quantum mechanical systems described by continuous variables, such as positions and momenta of particles, which provide the theoretical framework for quantum optics and, more generally, quantum field theory. Once acquainted with the material in the book, a student with a physics or engineering background will be able to tackle the literature in the field and undertake first-hand research"-- Provided by publisher ER -