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Nawrocki, Waldemarauthor

1st ed. 2015.

1 online resource (XIII, 279 pages 134 illustrations, 23 illustrations in color.)

Theoretical Background of Quantum Metrology -- Measures, Standards and Systems of Units -- Quantum Voltage Standards -- SQUID Detectors of Magnetic Flux -- Quantum Hall Effect -- Quantization of Electrical Conductance and Thermal Conductance in Nanostructures -- Single Electron Tunneling and Possible Current Standard -- Atomic Clocks and Time Scales -- Interferometers and Measurements of Length -- Scanning Probe Microscopes -- Other Quantum Detectors -- Standards of the Kilogram Based on Fundamental Physical Constants