Introduction to Quantum Optics: From the Semi-classical Approach to Quantized Light

Gilbert Grynberg, Alain Aspect, Claude Fabre
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Prof. Alain Aspect was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2022, jointly with John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger. Prof. Aspect is a Senior Fellow at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU). In 2018, he was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Science by CityU in recognition of his significant contributions to education and society.

Covering a number of important subjects in quantum optics, this textbook is an excellent introduction for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, familiarizing readers with the basic concepts and formalism as well as the most recent advances.

The first part of the textbook covers the semi-classical approach where matter is quantized, but light is not. It describes significant phenomena in quantum optics, including the principles of lasers. The second part is devoted to the full quantum description of light and its interaction with matter, covering topics such as spontaneous emission, and classical and non-classical states of light. An overview of photon entanglement and applications to quantum information is also given. In the third part, non-linear optics and laser cooling of atoms are presented, where using both approaches allows for a comprehensive description. Each chapter describes basic concepts in detail, and more specific concepts and phenomena are presented in ‘complements'.

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我偏愛讀詩的荒謬：現代詩的三十堂課

廖偉棠
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資深詩人的現代詩入門課，深入淺出地解讀當代詩意，以詩的荒謬戰勝日常的荒謬

資深詩人廖偉棠，出版過十多部個人詩集，斬獲數個文學大獎，活躍在中國現代詩的第一線。同時，他也是專業的詩歌研究者，既熟悉古典詩，又有大量的現代詩閱讀和寫作經驗。

在本書中，他以詩人的和研究者的雙重視角，兼具古典詩和現代詩的兩種維度，帶領讀者重新理解現代詩與當代生活、母語美學之間的關係，重塑詩意的力量。

廖偉棠兄是我非常喜愛的一位詩人跟評論家，左手寫詩，右手寫評論，是一樣的精彩。最重要的就是，他對詩的認識絕不只是限於現代詩的範圍。他能夠讓大家知道，整個中國各種詩的現況，以及世界詩壇裡的一些詩又能夠給我們什麼樣的教益。另一方面，他對於中國的古詩也有研究，所以他可以給大家一個對於詩的全面認識。——梁文道

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The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything

Matthew Ball
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WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER
Amazon: Editors' Choice in Nonfiction

Tim Sweeney (CEO of Fortnite-maker Epic Games): “Matthew Ball’s essays have defined, analyzed, and inspired the Metaverse for years. His book is an approachable and essential guide to the strategic, technical, and philosophical foundations of this new medium.”

From the leading theorist of the Metaverse comes the definitive account of the next internet: what the Metaverse is, what it will take to build it, and what it means for all of us.

The term “Metaverse” is suddenly everywhere, from the front pages of national newspapers and the latest fashion trends to the plans of the most powerful companies in history. It is already shaping the policy platforms of the US government, the European Union, and the Chinese Communist Party.

But what, exactly, is the Metaverse? As pioneering theorist and venture capitalist Matthew Ball explains, it is a persistent and interconnected network of 3D virtual worlds that will eventually serve as the gateway to most online experiences, and also underpin much of the physical world. For decades, these ideas have been limited to science fiction and video games, but they are now poised to revolutionize every industry and function, from finance and healthcare to education, consumer products, city planning, dating, and well beyond.

Taking us on an expansive tour of the “next internet,” Ball demonstrates that many proto-Metaverses are already here, such as Fortnite, Minecraft, and Roblox. Yet these offer only a glimpse of what is to come. Ball presents a comprehensive definition of the Metaverse before explaining the technologies that will power it―and the breakthroughs that will be necessary to fully realize it. He addresses the governance challenges the Metaverse entails; investigates the role of Web3, blockchains, and NFTs; and predicts Metaverse winners and losers. Most importantly, he examines many of the Metaverse’s almost unlimited applications ...

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領導者的數位轉型 : 哈佛大學教授給組織領導者的AI時代競爭策略 (Competing in the Age of AI)

馬可．顏西提 (Marco Iansiti), 卡林．拉哈尼 (Karin R. Lakhani)
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「破壞式創新正持續扭轉我們所熟悉的產業競爭樣貌。
對於渴望在嶄新商業環境中永續發展的企業領導者，
本書絕對是一本令人信服的必讀之作！」
―克雷頓．克里斯汀生（Clayton Christensen）

經歷新冠肺炎疫情的衝擊，我們已經沒有拖延的藉口
為求企業永續，數位轉型勢在必行！

● 領導者該如何帶領企業成功「數位轉型」？
● 行政首長該如何讓施政邁向「數位治理」？
● 組織成員該如何理解大規模「組織變革」？

本書兩位作者為哈佛商學院教授，他們將長年專研「數位轉型」與「創新管理」領域的研究與觀察寫成本書，向新時代企業領導者傳達一項重要的觀念：所謂「數位轉型」並非硬要將公司轉變為完全截然不同的營運型態，而是當傳統型組織導入數位營運的同時，仍保有過去所積累的文化及競爭優勢，在新與舊的交織之間啟動全新一波的成長動能。

本書透析「數位轉型」的企業實戰案例，例如仰賴「AI工廠」迅速從研發到製造的莫德納（Moderna）疫苗、宜家家居（IKEA）的數位化零售轉型、英國線上購物平台奧凱多（Ocado）、健康科技公司派樂騰（Peloton）等，詳盡說明當傳統型組織面對層出不窮、無法預測的指數型危機威脅時，如何布局未來動能、深化敏捷與彈性、有效提升數位時代中的組織競爭力。

作者向所有組織領導者大聲疾呼：「還有什麼是比新冠肺炎疫情更好的證據？」不論你的組織型態是新或舊，即使「病毒」沒有找上你，競爭者終究也會找上你。我們已經沒有拖延的藉口，每個組織都必須致力於組織流程、營運系統與競爭能力的變革！

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The Bright Book of Life: Novels to Read and Reread

Harold Bloom
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America's most original and controversial literary critic writes trenchantly about forty-eight masterworks spanning the Western tradition—from Don Quixote to Wuthering Heights to Invisible Man—in his first book devoted exclusively to narrative fiction.

In this valedictory volume, Yale professor Harold Bloom—who for more than half a century was regarded as America's most daringly original and controversial literary critic—gives us his only book devoted entirely to the art of the novel. With his hallmark percipience, remarkable scholarship, and extraordinary devotion to sublimity, Bloom offers meditations on forty-eight essential works spanning the Western canon, from Don Quixote to Book of Numbers; from Wuthering Heights to Absalom, Absalom!; from Les Misérables to Blood Meridian; from Vanity Fair to Invisible Man. Here are trenchant appreciations of fiction by, among many others, Austen, Balzac, Dickens, Tolstoy, James, Conrad, Lawrence, Le Guin, and Sebald.

Whether you have already read these books, plan to, or simply care about the importance and power of fiction, Harold Bloom is your unparalleled guide to understanding literature with new intimacy.

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NLP來自潛意識的語言力量:掌握主導權的14種說話模式 (Words That Change Minds)

雪兒‧羅斯‧夏爾凡 (Shelle Rose Charvet)
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當你理解人們如何做出決定時，就可以對他們的行為產生關鍵性的影響
NLP語言行為量表（LAB Profile®）應用聖經，自學NLP必讀
NLP LAB Profile®權威大師著作在台唯一出版！

如果你能在三句話中了解對方，世界上還有什麼事難得倒你？
想要知道客戶的下一步是積極回應，還是不理不睬？
想要激發工作夥伴的熱情，你該怎麼說？

神經語言程式學（NLP）讓你從對話中洞悉別人，進而改變、引導他們
任何人的態度、特質，或行為，幾乎都可以被拿來拆解和分析，並從中找出影響這個人的方法，如果你懂得使用語言的奧祕，你就可以從內到外徹底改變一個人！

藉由語言行為量表的分析，你可以比對方更了解他自己
語言行為量表（LAB Profile®）是從NLP發展出來的一套分析方法，是以NLP的全套型態為根據，透過這套方法，可以察覺激發人們的動力如何產生，如何處理資訊，如何決策，讓你學會如何為特定人士和團體客製化你的語言，引發對方的動力，進而改變他們的想法和行為。

重點不是說話的內容，而是說話的方式
藉由語言行為量表，你可以提升自己的洞察力，預測別人的想法，以最適合的方式與他人進行交流，並透過不同的說話方式改變別人的行為，並且在他們做決定前發揮關鍵性的影響。

當你可以輕易辨識出激發別人的動力來源以及他們的思考和決策方式時，你將能夠：
‧跟任何人建立非常融洽的關係，進行有效溝通
‧降低衝突和誤解的可能
‧縮短你的銷售週期，並且讓顧客滿意
‧設計出強而有力的行銷和廣告活動
‧招募到適任的人才，並為他們提供表現的舞台
‧大幅改善你的協商成果和談話效果
‧打造出可以滿足各種需求的學習計畫，提升對自我的認識和競爭力
‧學習一套全新的方法，讓你的輔導技巧和你的培訓事業更上一層樓
‧帶領高績效的團隊，讓團隊成員充分發揮長處，不被他們的缺點拖累 ......

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