2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/225043We concisely review the history, physics and significance of coherent states.To appear in: Compendium of Quantum Physics: Concepts, Experiments, History and Philosophy, eds. D. Greenberger, K. Hentschel, and F. Weinert (Springer, New York, 2009), pp. 106-108Quantum Physicstext