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Author Le Bellac, Michel

Title A short introduction to quantum information and quantum computation / Michel Le Bellac ; translated by Patricia de Forcrand-Millard
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (x, 167 pages) : illustrations
Contents Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What is a qubit? -- 2.1. The polarization of light -- 2.2 Photon polarization -- 2.3. Mathematical formulation -- 2.4. Principles of quantum mechanics -- 2.5. Quantum cryptography -- 2.6. Exercises -- 2.7. Further reading -- 3. Manipulating qubits -- 3.1. The Bloch sphere, spin 1/2 -- 3.2. Dynamical evolution -- 3.3. Manipulating qubits : Rabi oscillations -- 3.4. Principles of NMR and MRI -- 3.5. Exercises -- 3.6. Further reading -- 4. Quantum correlations -- 4.1. Two-qubit states -- 4.2. The state operator (or density operator) -- 4.3. The quantum no-cloning theorem -- 4.4. Decoherence -- 4.5. The Bell inequalities -- 4.6. Exercises -- 4.7. Further reading
5. Introduction to quantum computing -- 5.1. General remarks -- 5.2. Reversible calculation -- 5.3. Quantum logic gates -- 5.4. The Deutsch algorithm -- 5.5. Generalization to n + m qubits -- 5.6. The Grover search algorithm -- 5.7. The quantum Fourier transform -- 5.8. The period of a function -- 5.9. Classical algorithms and quantum algorithms -- 5.10. Exercises -- 5.11. Further reading -- 6. Physical realizations -- 6.1. NMR as a quantum computer -- 6.2. Trapped ions -- 6.3. Superconducting qubits -- 6.4. Quantum dots -- 6.5. Exercises -- 6.6. Further reading -- 7. Quantum information -- 7.1. Teleportation -- 7.2. Shannon entropy -- 7.3. von Neumann entropy -- 7.4. Quantum error correction -- 7.5. Exercises -- 7.6. Further reading -- References -- Index
Summary This book provides an introduction to the subject of quantum information and computation. Aimed at physical science undergraduates, it journeys from quantum mechanics, through to quantum computation, before finishing with the implementation of quantum computers. The book supplies many short exercises to aid self study. Answers for instructors are available
Notes "First published as Introduction á l'information quantique by Editions Belin 2005"--Title page verso
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-163) and index
Notes English
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Subject Quantum computers.
Quantum theory.
Quantum Theory
COMPUTERS -- Hardware -- Mainframes & Minicomputers.
Quantum computers
Quantum theory
Kwantumcomputers.
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